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Long and frequent power outages hit Dwarka Expressway and Golf Course Extension Road areas
Residential societies along the Dwarka Expressway and Golf Course Extension Road faced prolonged and repeated power outages for several days. Officials cited maintenance work and a non-functional 220 kV substation as factors, with multiple feeders and underground lines affected.
Why It Matters
The outages disrupted work-from-home, schooling, and daily life for thousands of residents across multiple sectors, highlighting ongoing infrastructure challenges in the area.
Timeline
8 Events
Sattar Khan: teams on ground to fix faulty feeder; permanent resolution planned
April 24, 2026
DHBVN executive engineer Sattar Khan said teams are on the ground to fix the faulty feeder, with replacements of damaged materials and checks on internal infrastructure to end outages; the outage in Sector 63 was due to a major feeder fault that occurred suddenly.
DHBVN: outages due to tree pruning and maintenance; alerts of scheduled outages
April 24, 2026
A DHBVN official said outages are the result of tree pruning and other maintenance works. Officials said alerts are sent via WhatsApp groups about scheduled outages lasting one to two hours, and noted that the 220 kV substation in Sector 99 is not functional yet.
Sector 99A outages: 4-5 hour daily interruptions continue
April 24, 2026
Praveen Thakur (Conscient Habitat, Sector 99A) and others reported four to five hours of outages over the past several days, with outages continuing as of Friday.
Sector 102: about 1,500 families affected for eight to ten days
April 24, 2026
Sunil Sarin, a resident of Imperial Garden in Sector 102, said at least 1,500 families across three societies have faced outages for the last eight to ten days.
Sector 84: Pivotal Diwan outage lasting about 20 hours
April 23, 2026
Residents of Pivotal Diwan, Sector 84, reported not having power supply for around 20 hours starting late Thursday night, with no restoration by Friday night and no response from discom officials reported.
Golf Drive, Sector 63: 24-hour outage begins due to underground feeder fault
April 23, 2026
A 24-hour outage started at 10:00 am in Golf Drive, Sector 63, caused by faults in an 11kV underground feeder supplying power from a 66 kV substation in Sector 56 damaged earlier due to digging work. Power was briefly restored around 1:00 pm on Friday, April 24, but outages resumed thereafter.
Pareena Laxmi, Sector 99A: two-hour outage due to maintenance
April 23, 2026
At 11:35 am on Thursday, discom officials alerted residents in Pareena Laxmi, Sector 99A via WhatsApp about a two-hour outage due to maintenance. The supply was restored by 2:15 pm.
DHBVN: 220 kV Sector 99 substation not functional yet
March 2026
A DHBVN official said the 220 kV substation of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited in Sector 99 is not functional yet and was expected to be functional by March, a factor cited in ongoing outages in the area.