
05/09/2025
⚡ Power Showdown Again in Jammu: 3-Day Scheduled Shutdown from Sept 6–8
Jammu, Sept 4, 2025:
The Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (JPDCL) has announced a major power shutdown of the 220KV D/C Barn–Kishenpur Transmission Line (Ckt-II).
📅 Shutdown Schedule:
Sept 6, 7 & 8, 2025 – From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily
⚡ Load Curtailment: 160–170 MW
🛠️ Reason: Stringing of the 2nd Circuit (Ckt-I) on newly erected towers by the EPC Contractor of NHAI.
📍 Areas Affected: Grid Station Canal, Pounichak, Barn, Katra, Reasi, Akhnoor, Jourian, Rajouri, Siot, Kalakote, Draba, and Chandak.
(Part load of Katra to be accommodated from Jhjarkotli; Siot load via GKTL Kalakote Grid).