Load shedding, lasting three to four hours, was imposed in several parts of the State in the last two days.
While the duration of load shedding was for three hours in rural areas, it was four hours in urban parts. But Chennai was spared from the latest round of load shedding.
However, normal generation was restored on Saturday night. A combination of factors such as tripping of many units at the Vallur thermal power project and the North Chennai Thermal Power Station was attributed to the development. Besides, a snag in a Tiruvarur sub-station resulted in the disruption of production of a few gas-based power plants in the central parts of the State. Also, one unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power project has tripped.
On an average, the quantum of load shedding was 1,200 megawatt. A senior official says that all the units have resumed production and on Saturday night, 12,200 megawatt was being generated, indicating the restoration of normal level of production.
