Mumbai in the dark: Up to 24 hours without power – residents demand answers

It does not sound like the end of the world. It sounds like ordinary city life suddenly going wrong. That is exactly why the case from Mumbai matters. According to the Times of India, parts of Dadar Parsi Colony and the Kings Circle area suffered a major power disruption from Wednesday night into Thursday. Residents reported around seven and a half hours without electricity, while some buildings were said to have been affected for longer. On Thursday morning, the supply reportedly continued to fluctuate, with repeated tripping and restoration. For local residents, this was not a dry technical note. It was a real night without fans, reliable light, normal sleep and clear information.

The explosive detail is that this did not happen in a remote village. It hit dense neighborhoods in one of the world’s biggest cities. In such buildings, a power cut quickly affects much more than television or Wi-Fi. Elevators may stop, phones and routers run down, food in fridges comes under pressure and electric pumps may no longer fill rooftop or storage tanks. Residents from Kings Circle reported exactly that problem: because pumps could not work, several buildings apparently also faced water trouble. Within a few hours, electricity becomes a water issue.

Anger is now aimed at BEST, the city utility. Residents and local representatives say they had repeatedly raised complaints about recurring outages in the area. After the latest incident, they want clear answers: What caused the fault? What condition is the local distribution network in? And when will there be a lasting solution?

The Times of India also reported that BEST had commissioned new 33 kV cables in other parts of Mumbai. That is the real message behind the headline: many power problems do not appear from nowhere. Ageing cables, overloaded networks, heat, humidity, construction work and delayed upgrades can all build up in the background.

You do not have to wait for a nationwide blackout. One local overnight outage is enough to disturb sleep, water, cooling, communication and safety. Apartment households should keep charged power banks, drinking water, basic lighting, a plan for elevators and stairwells, simple agreements with neighbours and important phone numbers on paper. Mumbai shows it again: a blackout often begins without drama, in one street, one block, in the middle of the night.

Source: Times of India, report from 25 June 2026: Nearly 8 to 24-hour power outage hits parts of Dadar Parsi Colony, Kings Circle, residents demand answers from BEST.