In order to counter the problem of overload or excess power demand, the Electricity Department officials have decided to impose power cuts for period of 30 minutes to 1 hour in all major cities – Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy, and Salem.
The power cut period is set for 1 hour in the cities where the demand is more.
Usually, the power demand is more during June & July. Hence, instructions have been issued to the engineers to cut off power for 30 minutes to 1 hour in each substation.