Northern Grid almost failed a day before collapse
FirstpostThe Northern Grid, which serves more than 30 crore people across nine regions including the National Capital, had first tripped on 30 July at 02.33 hours. New Delhi: Hours before a Northern Grid failure pushed a major part of the country into darkness early morning on 30 July, electricity transmission lines witnessed a “near miss situation” due to power overdrawals in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, an internal probe found. The Northern Grid, which serves more than 30 crore people across nine regions including the National Capital, had first tripped on 30 July at 02.33 hours and then again on 31 July at around 1300 hours. However, an initial investigation into the matter by PowerGrid subsidiary Power Systems Operation Co Ltd found that a prior incident of heavy power flow had led to “a near miss situation” at 1510 hours on 29 July as well.
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