Representative image. Photo: Photo by Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
BESCOM will carry out a six-hour power cut in parts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, between 11 am and 5 pm, for maintenance work under the Kattigenahalli substation.
The affected localities include Uttar Gate 1, 2 and 3, the Embassy Office and Philips Company premises, Dwaraka Nagar, Baba Nagar, Kattigenahalli, Bagalur Cross, Bagalur Main Road, Manipal College and Vinayaka Nagar and their surrounding areas.
The power utility said the outage is needed for urgent infrastructure maintenance and substation repairs, including replacing old wiring and clearing branches near power lines.
BESCOM said the shutdown would also enable transformer inspections intended to cut down on future outage risk once the monsoon brings heavier rain.
Residents have been urged to fully charge devices such as laptops, phones and power banks before 11 am, and to have emergency lighting ready.
The utility also asked residents to avoid using lifts or heavy motors during the outage, saying power would return through staggered switching after 5 pm to prevent surges.
The maintenance work is coordinated with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, which often plans joint shutdown windows with BESCOM.
Updates on restoration can be tracked through the BESCOM Mithra app or by calling the 1912 helpline.
BESCOM’s service area extends across eight Karnataka districts, including Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural, covering over 41,000 square kilometres and a population exceeding 2 crore.
The utility is organised into nine circles, 32 divisions and 147 sub-divisions across its four operating zones, a structure through which today’s Kattigenahalli maintenance work is being carried out.
BESCOM has said such scheduled shutdowns, though inconvenient in the short term, are aimed at reducing the risk of unplanned outages once the monsoon season brings heavier rain and wind to the city.
Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is coordinating the maintenance work alongside BESCOM, reflecting how transmission and distribution utilities in the state often plan joint outage windows to minimise repeat disruptions.
(Image: Photo by Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)
