Bengaluru Faces Power Cuts on July 12–13 Amid Major Grid Upgrade Work
Bengaluru will witness widespread power disruptions across multiple localities on July 12 and 13 as part of a planned infrastructure upgrade by the city’s electricity authority. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has scheduled the outages from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in efforts to reinforce transmission lines and improve long-term grid resilience, affecting residents, businesses, and industrial units across southern and southeastern zones of the city.
BESCOM has cited the need for essential maintenance and future-proofing of Bengaluru’s energy infrastructure as the reason behind this weekend’s planned disruptions. Officials stated that while the inconvenience is short-term, the upgrades are critical to ensuring consistent electricity supply amid increasing energy demands and rising urban load. Among the most impacted neighbourhoods are Attibele, Yadavanahalli, Ichanaguru, and the surrounding industrial clusters, along with parts of Anekal, Balluru, and Choodenahalli. The power cuts will affect both residential households and commercial hubs, underlining the urgent need for a more resilient and adaptive power grid in India’s growing urban centres.
Officials clarified that the city’s older transmission lines require significant revamping to integrate renewable energy more effectively and meet the load of emerging urban expansions. With Bengaluru already experiencing scattered outages due to monsoon-related challenges and rising consumption patterns, the current work forms part of a broader power grid strengthening programme initiated earlier this year. While BESCOM has issued advisories urging residents to prepare for power downtimes by charging essential devices and avoiding reliance on electric pumps or elevators, the development has also sparked renewed calls for decentralised energy systems and smarter load-balancing strategies.
Authorities reiterated their commitment to completing the works efficiently, with minimal disruption beyond the announced schedule. As Indian cities aim for sustainable and stable energy ecosystems, such infrastructure overhauls remain necessary steps toward ensuring equitable and uninterrupted urban power access in the long run.
