Residents of Neelankarai, Palavakkam protest against power disruption
Residents of Neelankarai and Palavakkam protested against power disruptions and low voltage issues. In response, officials from the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited installed an additional transformer to address the problem. The city has been experiencing high power demand due to rising temperatures, leading to disruptions in several areas.
- ▪Residents in Palavakkam and Neelankarai protested due to low voltage and power disruptions.
- ▪An additional transformer was installed by the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited to alleviate the issue.
- ▪The peak power demand in the city reached an all-time high of 4,852 megawatts on May 22.
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After a section of residents in Palavakkam and Neelankarai staged a protest complaining about low voltage and power disruptions on Monday night, senior officials of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) pacified the crowd and installed an additional transformer on Tuesday. M. Santosh, a resident of Pandian Street of Palavakkam, said the thickly populated residential area has been experiencing power fluctuations in the day time as well as night time. A senior official of the electricity department said the power disruption in a pocket of the locality was caused by the overloading of the distribution transformer installed on Pandian Street of the Neelankarai Link Road.
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