Sankhali : A major explosion at the Navelim-Sankhali power substation in the early hours of Friday disrupted electricity supply across Sankhali and several surrounding villages till the afternoon.
According to officials, the blast destroyed the “bus bars” — the large conductors used to transmit power within the substation. The intense fire also damaged insulators, while transformer oil caught fire and was completely burnt, rendering the entire substation non-functional and plunging the area into darkness.
Personnel from the Bicholim Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot and managed to bring the fire under control.
Following the incident, the Electricity Department immediately launched large-scale repair operations to restore the disrupted power supply. Teams of engineers, electricity staff and workers were deployed at the substation and worked continuously to carry out the repair work.
Officials said their priority was to restore electricity supply to residential areas at the earliest. Restoration work is currently underway on a war footing.
