Ghaziabad: Amid scorching heat, residents of several parts of the city, including Gyan Khand 1 and Abhay Khand in Indirapuram, continued to suffer from frequent power tripping, outages, and voltage fluctuations. As complaints mounted, the managing director of UPPCL, Mayur Maheshwari, suspended an official from the transmission department. Meanwhile, during a meeting with senior power officials on Saturday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised accountability and directed officials to ensure swift corrective action.
Across Noida and Ghaziabad, high summer power loads have triggered widespread transformer tripping and voltage fluctuations, putting local discoms under immense pressure to maintain infrastructure stability. The Ghaziabad administration has also ordered the closure of all schools starting this weekend.
Significant issues were also noted with power transmission lines across western Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Meerut and Ghaziabad. On May 19, the 132 kV Modinagar-2 to Kankerhera line tripped due to a snapped conductor, followed by another fault on May 20 involving the Modinagar-2 to Bedwapur line. An executive engineer was suspended in Meerut, too. Meanwhile, in a separate move, Ghaziabad district magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Mandar, directed officials to ensure electricity supply in the district and set up 24x7 control room numbers.
“To ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply across the district in view of the severe heat, a 24x7 electricity control room with numbers 9193320115 and 9193320002 has been established at the office of the chief engineer. Residents of the district may register complaints or report issues related to electricity supply at this facility,” said the DM.
PVVNL has also issued control room numbers for heatwave breakdowns in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) - 9193301659, 0120-2970431 and Ghaziabad – 9193320115.
With temperatures soaring to 45°C and a heatwave alert issued for Delhi-NCR, electricity demand has surged due to heavy use of air conditioners and cooling devices, officials said. This has led to overloading, voltage fluctuations, and transformer failures across Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida—leaving residents, especially the elderly and those with health conditions, to bear the brunt of the crisis.
“Hours-long power cuts have thrown daily life into chaos. The elderly, children, and patients are bearing the brunt of this crisis. Further, issues such as low voltage and frequent power tripping have heightened the risk of damage to electronic appliances,” said Rashmi Singh, resident of Gyan Khand 1, Indirapuram.
Line men at work at Gyan Khand, Ghaziabad fixing cable snag. The situation was no different in Abhay Khand. “Power cut continued from midnight till early morning. The children and elderly suffered the most as they could not sleep in the scorching heat,” said Rahul Raina, a resident of Abhay Khand.
An official said that a fire broke out in the ABC (aerial bunched cable) lines, resulting in no power supply to plots 151 and 152 in GK 1. “The supply cables were burnt due to excessive heat. However, all other power supplies in GK 1 were restored to normal by 1am,” he said.
