India, Feb. 18 -- The Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPN) is exploring the possibility of relocating one of the control and relay panels from its defunct 220kV substation in Sector 77 to Sector 107, where a major fire on February 9 destroyed a key control panel, officials said on Monday.

The fire triggered a 61-hour blackout, affecting over 10,000 families in 22 residential societies and townships along the Dwarka Expressway. Currently, power is being supplied to nine 33kV feeders through a makeshift arrangement using the second operational control panel, creating a highly vulnerable situation where a breakdown in one feeder could disrupt power to multiple societies, officials said.

Defunct substation in Sector 77 may provide a...