Karwar: The Honnavar division of HESCOM has announced a scheduled power outage in various regions of Kumta, Honnavar, and Bhatkal taluks on March 22 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM due to urgent battery charger and battery set replacement work at the 110 kV Sirsi-Kumta transmission line.

During this period, electricity supply will be sourced from the 220 kV power receiving station in Karwar. However, due to expected overload on the 110 kV Karwar-Kumta line, power supply to rural areas in Kumta, Honnavar, and Bhatkal taluks will be temporarily disrupted. The HESCOM Honnavar division has urged consumers to cooperate.

Additionally, the 110 kV substation in Sirsi will undergo similar battery replacement work, leading to another power outage in Kumta's rural areas, including Madanagere, Bankikodla, Gangavali, Tadadi, Om Beach, Murur-Kallabbe, Santheguli, Ullurmath, Hodkeshirur, Mirjan, Katagale, Dhareshwar, Valgalli, Bada, and Hegde feeder regions. This outage will last from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on March 22.

The Assistant Executive Engineer of HESCOM Kumta has also appealed to consumers to cooperate during this scheduled maintenance.