The failure was caused by "technical problems" during maintenance work, the energy minister of Mumbai's home state of Maharashtra said in a video message. "Power cut across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region due to grid failure," the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport agency said on Twitter. Adani Power Ltd and Tata Power Co Ltd, the other two power suppliers to the city of some 20 million, said they had also been affected by the outage. The state government has asked the suppliers to provide uninterrupted power to hospitals, many of which are treating Covid-19 patients. The Times of India said final-year online exams across Mumbai colleges have been postponed due to the blackout.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2020 07:30 UTC