Delhi Airport faces power outage

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Delhi Airport briefly experienced a power outage on Monday, impacting the boarding and check-in facilities as well as the functioning of Digi Yatra.

The power was restored, and no flights were affected, the airport said in a statement.

However, the power outage affected baggage collection and entry at the e-gates.

“Around 2 PM today, Delhi airport's main receiving sub-station detected a significant voltage spike at the grid, reportedly due to the tripping of a 765KV line. This voltage imbalance from the Delhi Transco Limited grid briefly impacted all Delhi airport terminals, affecting baggage acceptance and e-gates," Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the airport operator, stated.

Instances of local system failures and technical snags have increased across the nation as power demand has risen sharply because of heat waves ensuing in the northern part of the country. Use of weather beating appliances has resulted in high peak demand.

Last week, parts of northern and western Delhi saw power disruption because of a fire at the 400 kV Mandola substation of Delhi Transco Ltd in Uttar Pradesh, being maintained by Power Grid Corporation.