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Rapid Metro services successful Gurugram came to a halt for astir 45 minutes connected Thursday evening aft a large transformer nonaccomplishment astatine the 220 kV Sector-72 substation triggered wide powerfulness outages crossed the city.
Services were disrupted from 7.50 p.m. to 8.33 p.m., Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) confirmed. Once powerfulness was restored by Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) done the Sector-72 substation, mean operations resumed. Dramatic videos circulating connected societal media showed passengers evacuating and walking dangerously on the tracks during the blackout. The disruption affected the full Rapid Metro network, which relies connected powerfulness supplied from the Sector-72 facility.
The outage besides deed 7 substations feeding parts of Gurugram — Sectors 15, 38, 44, 46, 52, 56, and the Maruti 66kV powerhouse. Residential areas successful Sectors 38 to 57, Sector-15 Part-1 and 2, and Sector-18 faced powerfulness cuts arsenic a result.
According to Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) spokesperson Sanjay Chugh, the responsibility occurred successful some 220 kV circuits astatine the PGCIL Sector-72 installation aft the CT, oregon Current Transformer, of 1 circuit sustained damage. The 2nd circuit was restored wrong 30 minutes and is presently carrying the full load, prompting authorities to pass of precautionary cuts successful immoderate areas.
HVPNL and DHBVN teams are moving to repair the damaged transformer, a process expected to instrumentality 8 to 10 hours. Full proviso is expected to resume precocious night.
While Rapid Metro services were suspended, DMRC said Yellow Line operations were maintained done a standby substation and ran usually during the period.
