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A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.

Historical image related to A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India. from July 30, 2012

2012 India blackouts

Widespread power outages in India

Two severe power outages affected most of northern and eastern India on 30 and 31 July 2012. The 30 July 2012 blackout affected over 400 million people and lasted about 13.5 hrs. During that period, it was the largest power outage in history by number of people affected, beating…
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Delhi

Megacity and union territory of India

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of…
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