Chennai power cuts | Additional teams deployed to restore supply in Perambur, Villivakkam: Minister Nirmalkumar

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TNEB Minister C.T.R. Nirmalkumar. File

TNEB Minister C.T.R. Nirmalkumar. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu

Additional teams person been deployed to reconstruct powerfulness successful areas including Perambur and Villivakkam, said C.T.R. Nirmalkumar, Minister for Energy Resources and Law, amid reports of power outages successful respective parts of Chennai connected Monday (June 8, 2026) nighttime and Tuesday (June 9) morning.

Speaking to the media connected the sidelines of the Green Power 2026 league connected Tuesday, Mr. Nirmalkumar said: “We sent 3 further teams with 20 employees each to Perambur and Villivakkam connected Monday. We person begun nighttime rounds to reconstruct powerfulness supply.”

The Minister alleged that immoderate persons were instigating section residents to motorboat protests adjacent aft the powerfulness proviso was restored. “In Perambur, powerfulness was restored successful 40 minutes. But immoderate radical instigated the residents to signifier a protest. We person identified those liable for the disruption of powerfulness and person initated enactment against them based connected CCTV footage.”

He further said: “We petition the residents to cooperate with the officials to identify those liable for the disruption of powerfulness supply.”

Published - June 09, 2026 03:00 p.m. IST

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