Team Herald
MARGAO: The Electricity Department has announced a power shutdown on Sunday, December 15, from 7 am to 5 pm, to carry out critical maintenance work on the 220 KV Ponda-Xeldem line.
The shutdown will impact the 220 KV circuits feeding the Xeldem substation and other substations in South Goa, disrupting electricity supply to areas including Canacona, Sanguem, Quepem, and parts of Salcete, Dharbandora, and Ponda. This includes key locations such as Cuncolim, Velim, Balli, Fatorpa, and Verna Industrial Estate, among others.
As a result, the Selaulim water works in Sanguem has announced that there will be no water supply to the South district on Sunday, and restricted water supply to these parts on Monday. Residents and businesses are advised to make alternate arrangements.
The maintenance work, aimed at improving interstate and intrastate extra-high voltage lines, will focus on the 220 KV and 110 KV EHV substations at Xeldem and Cuncolim.