India, July 30 -- Power supply to Chakan MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) and nearby villages has been fully restored after four days of load-shedding due to a damaged transformer at the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company's (MSETCL's) 220 kV Chakan Phase-2 substation.

A 50 MVA transformer at the substation had failed on July 21, affecting industries and around 6,500 residential consumers in Varale, Bhamboli, Savardara, Shinde, Vasoli and Sanggurdi. To manage the crisis, Mahadiscom and MSETCL implemented a rotational power supply system during the repair work.

The work to replace the damaged transformer started on July 26 and supply resumed briefly on the morning of July 28. However, the transformer b...