Chennai: If you’re living in parts of Chennai, be prepared for a power cut on December 17. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has announced that several areas across the city will face electricity shutdowns due to planned maintenance work.
Chennai Power Cut Timings
The power will be suspended from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, affecting both residential and commercial areas. More than 90 locations are expected to experience the outage.
Chennai Power Cut Affected Areas
T Nagar: Thanikachalam Road, Arcot Street, Saravana Street, Melony Road, Neelakanta Mehta Street, Vadihayarama Street, Ramasamy Street, Thyagaraya Road, Dheenadhayalan Street, Basudev Street, North Boag Road, Panagal Park, Pinjala Subramaniam Street, Venkatesan Street, Rajamannar Street, GN Chetty Road, Venkatanarayana Road, Bhagavantam Street, Jagadeeswaran Street, Singaravelu Street, Sivaprakasam Street, Raja Street, Radhakrishnan Street, Rajabather Street, Raman Street, Sarojini Street, Gopala Krishnan Street, Vijayaraghava Road, Dr Nair Road, Nana Street, Daniel Street, Rajachar Street, Bazullah Street, Giriappa Road, Lodigan Street, Mylai Ranganathan Street, Usman Road, Crescent Street, Sundaram Street, Rajambal Street, Yogambal Street, Singaram Street, Hanumantha Rao Street, Rama Rao Street, Srinivasa Road, Ramachandran Road, Sambasivam Street, Raghavaiah Road, Burkit Road, South Boag Road, Singaravelan Street, Masilamani Street, North Crescent Street, Hindi Prachar Sabha Street.
Red Hills: Sothuperumbedu, Karanodai, Athur, Devaneri, Sholavaram, Sirunium, Nallur, Orakkadu, Budur, Gnayeru, Nerkundram Kummanur, Angadu, Arumanthai
Poonamallee: Queen Victoria Road, Ambal Nagar, Chakaramangala Nagar, Saravana Nagar, James Street, Srinivasa Nagar, Malliuam Narasimma Nagar, Balaraman Nagar, Sundhar Nagar, Seeradi Sai Nagar, Sumithra Nagar, ASR City SSVK, Bhakthavachalam Nagar, and Avenue, and all surrounding areas.
Why This Power Cut?
According to TANGEDCO, this is a routine maintenance exercise to ensure safe and uninterrupted power supply in the coming days.
The department regularly carries out these shutdowns to inspect and repair infrastructure such as transformers and cables.
What Should Chennai Residents Do
Residents in affected areas are advised to:
- Charge electronic devices in advance
- Keep emergency lights and power banks ready
- Plan any work that needs electricity around the outage time
- Store water if you rely on motor-powered pumps
- Power is expected to resume by 2:00 pm, but in some places, there might be a slight delay.
Stay updated through official TANGEDCO alerts or the local EB office for any changes in the schedule.
