Summers have arrived in India, bringing with them extreme heat and an increased need for reliable electricity. Along with the heat come frequent power cuts. Even today, unscheduled power outages are common in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, often lasting for long durations. Metro cities are not exempt either. The only difference is that their power cuts are usually scheduled and restored more quickly.
While most outages are localised, some affect entire cities, leading to blackouts. In such situations, residents often struggle with expensive alternative power and water arrangements. The best way to tackle this is to prepare in advance, and that’s exactly where Offbeaty helps.
We carefully track scheduled power outages through official press releases from power distribution companies and deliver clear, concise information about the affected areas and restoration timelines.
We request all our readers to stay prepared and follow the given timelines to avoid unnecessary discomfort.
Power Cuts On May 18
Power Cuts On May 17
Power Cuts On May 16
Power Cuts On May 15
Power Cuts On May 14
For more localised details and scheduled power cuts, you’re requested to contact your local power distribution company via thier helpline number.
Electricity Helpline Numbers By Cities
Delhi NCR
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline South & West Delhi BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) 19123 East & Central Delhi BSES Yamuna (BYPL) 19122 North & Northwest Delhi Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) 19124
Maharashtra
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Mumbai (most areas) Adani Electricity Mumbai 191221800-419-9599 Mumbai (BEST zones) BEST Undertaking 1912 Mumbai (Tata zones) Tata Power Mumbai 1800-209-2526 Pune, Nashik, Nagpur & rest of Maharashtra MSEDCL (Mahadiscom) 1800-102-3435 Bhiwandi Torrent Power Bhiwandi 1800-212-3060
Karnataka
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Bengaluru & 8 districts BESCOM 1912080-22873333 Mysuru CESC (Chamundeshwari) 1912 Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum HESCOM 1912 Mangaluru & Coastal Karnataka MESCOM 1912 Kalaburagi & North-East Karnataka GESCOM 1912
Uttar Pradesh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Agra Torrent Power Agra 1800-212-3060 Kanpur KESCO 1912 Lucknow, Varanasi (Central & East) MVVNL 1800-180-0440 Meerut, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur (Western UP) PVVNL 1800-180-3002 Allahabad, Bareilly (South UP) DVVNL (Dakshinanchal) 1800-180-3023
Gujarat
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Ahmedabad Torrent Power Ahmedabad 1800-212-3060 Surat Torrent Power Surat 1800-212-3060 Gandhinagar Torrent Power Gandhinagar 1800-212-3060 Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad (Central Gujarat) MGVCL 19121 Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar (Saurashtra) PGVCL 19121 Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha (North Gujarat) UGVCL 19121 Valsad, Navsari, Surat (South Gujarat) DGVCL 19121
Haryana
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Narnaul, Rewari (South Haryana) DHBVN 19121800-180-1615 Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonepat (North Haryana) UHBVN 1912
Punjab
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala & all Punjab PSPCL 19121800-180-1512 (missed call)
Chandigarh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Chandigarh UT Electricity Dept. 1912
Rajasthan
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur (East Rajasthan) JVVNL 1912 Ajmer, Udaipur, Bhilwara (Central-South Rajasthan) AVVNL 1800-180-6045 Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer (West Rajasthan) JDVVNL 1912
West Bengal
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Kolkata city (CESC zone) CESC Ltd. 1912 Rest of West Bengal (Howrah, Durgapur, Asansol, Siliguri etc.) WBSEDCL 19121
Telangana
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Mahbubnagar (South Telangana) TSSPDCL 1912 Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad (North Telangana) TSNPDCL 1912
Andhra Pradesh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry (East & Central AP) APEPDCL 1912 Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool (South & West AP) APSPDCL 1912
Madhya Pradesh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Bhopal, Gwalior (Central & North MP) MPMKVVCL / MPEZ 1912 Indore, Ujjain (West MP) MPPKVVCL / MPCZ 1912 Jabalpur, Rewa (East MP) MPPKVVCL (East) 1912
Bihar
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga (North Bihar) NBPDCL 1912 Gaya, Bhagalpur, Purnea (South Bihar) SBPDCL 1912
Jharkhand
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad & all Jharkhand JBVNL 1912
Odisha
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri (South Odisha) TPSODL (Tata Power South) 1800-345-6797 Sambalpur, Rourkela (West Odisha) WESCO / TPWODL 1912
Assam
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat & all Assam APDCL 1912 Shillong & Meghalaya MEPDCL 1912 Imphal & Manipur MEECL 1912 Itanagar & Arunachal Pradesh APPDCL 1912
Uttarakhand
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Nainital, Roorkee UPCL 1800-419-0405
Himachal Pradesh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala & all HP HPSEBL 1912
Goa
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Panaji, Margao, Vasco & all Goa Goa Electricity Dept. (GED) 1912
Chattisgarh
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg & all Chhattisgarh CSPDCL 1912
Sikkim & Other UTs
City / Zone Board / Provider Helpline Gangtok & Sikkim Energy & Power Dept., Sikkim 1912 Daman, Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli Dept. of Electricity (UT Admin) 1912
