600m without power in India
Up to 600 million people are without power in north and east India, including the capital Delhi and major cities like Calcutta. It is the second blackout in as many days.
India’s Power Minister blames blackout on states ‘overdrawing power’
India’s Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has blamed the collapse of three power grids on states taking more than their allotted share of electricity. Mr Kumar Shinde said:
"Everyone overdraws from the grid. Just this morning I held a meeting with power officials from the states and I gave directions that states that overdraw should be punished. We have given instructions that their power supply could be cut."
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