Bengaluru Power Cut Today, August 29: BESCOM Announces 6 hours Outage In These Areas; Check Full List

Multiple areas in Bengaluru are likely to experience a power outage on Saturday, August 29, as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has scheduled maintenance work at the Kadugodi Power Substation.

According to BESCOM, the interruption that will be caused by the Bengaluru power cut today is required to carry out second-quarter maintenance work at the substation. The scheduled power outage in Bengaluru will affect several areas in and around Whitefield, Kadugodi and Brookefield.

Bengaluru Power Cut Timing

The scheduled BESCOM power outage will take place on Saturday, August 29, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. People staying in the affected areas should plan their activities accordingly, particularly those dependent on electricity for work, household appliances and other essential services.

Bengaluru Power Outage: Full List Of Affected Areas

The areas expected to be affected by the Bengaluru power cut today include:

Belathur, Ayyappa Temple, Kumbena Agrahara, Patallamma Layout, MSR Layout, Kadugodi, Channasandra, FCI Godown, Safal, Shankarapura, Siddharth Layout, Sai Ashram, HDFC Bank, Alembic Apartment, Marvel, Immadihalli, Kai Thota, Mythri Layout, Government Polytechnic, Channasandra Main Road, Nagondanahalli, Nagappa Layout, Dommasandra, Prashanth Layout, Upkar Layout, Prithvi Layout, Swami Vivekananda Road, Whitefield Main Road, ECC Road, Naidu Layout, Inner Circle, Ambedkar Nagar Guttu, Prestige Ozone Apartment, Adarsh Palm Meadows, Borewell Road, Brookefield, Vinayanagar, Brigade Cosmo Police Apartment, Goyal Riviera Apartment, Vijayanagar, Gandhipura, Immadihalli Main Road, Sumadhura Apartment and surrounding areas.

Reason Behind the BESCOM Power Outage in the City

The interruption is being carried out due to scheduled maintenance work at the Kadugodi Power Substation. Such planned electricity shutdowns are undertaken to carry out maintenance and related electrical work and help make sure the reliability of the power distribution network.
The power supply is expected to resume after the scheduled maintenance work is completed; however, power supply restoration timings will vary depending on the work at the site.

Advisory for Residents

Residents in the affected localities should charge important electronic devices in advance and plan any activity that requires electricity in advance before the scheduled outage begins.