Switch yard at power house explodes, disruption in supply

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Press Trust of India Idukki (Ker)
Last Updated : Nov 07 2013 | 10:09 PM IST
The Moolamattom Power House of the Idukki Hydro Electric Project was shut down this afternoon after an explosion in its switch yard, causing disruption in the power supply in many parts of the state.
However, no one was injured in the incident.
According to the state Power Board sources, the operation of the power house is expected to resume by late night after rectifying the switch yard.
All the generators of the power house were switched off following the incident, resulting in drastic reduction in power transmission in the peak hours in the evening.
A group of engineers and other technical personnel immediately got into the working to repair the damaged system and the power supply was expected to be normalised by late night, KSEB sources said.
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First Published: Nov 07 2013 | 10:09 PM IST

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