Power being restored in phases in Mumbai: BMC

Power has been restored in many parts of Mumbai including Worli, Dadar, Kalina and Charni Road after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that electricity will be back in phases in the financial capital within minutes.

A blackout of over 2 hours was reported in Mumbai on Monday with residents taking to Twitter to report power cut across the city, Navi Mumbai and Thane.

Multiple tripping of lines and transformers affected 360 MW supply in the city and suburbs. As the city came to a standstill, Mumbai University announced that it has deferred Monday's exam to Sunday, October 18.

The local trains under Western Railway — between Church Gate to Vasai railway station — have come to a standstill due to grid failure. The Central Railway (CR) that runs between CSMT and Kalyan has also been stopped.

However, both National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) said that there is no stoppage in trading despite power failure. Amid the blackout, shares of Tata Power crashed by two percent.