# Power Outage Alert: Balaghat to Face Five-Hour Blackout on September 2
**BALAGHAT** – Residents and businesses in parts of Balaghat should prepare for a significant power disruption on September 2, as the local electricity utility has announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown.
According to an official notification from the city’s electricity department, a five-hour power outage is slated to take place from **10:00 AM to 3:00 PM**.
### Reason for the Outage
The utility company confirmed that the interruption is necessary to facilitate the replacement of a faulty power transformer at the Motinagar substation. Maintenance crews will be working on-site to upgrade the infrastructure, which officials state is essential to ensure grid stability and prevent future unplanned outages.
### Affected Areas
The power suspension will impact a wide range of residential and commercial sectors connected to the Motinagar and Nirmal Nagar feeders.
**Areas under the Motinagar Substation include:**
Chaudhary Atta Chakki, Kevin Hospital, Gokuldham Colony, Moti Talab, Jain Hospital, Housing Board Colony, Mahule Hardware Lane, Kedar Plaza, Gayatri Mandir Road, Hero Service Center, Prem Nagar, Hero Service Agency, TVS Agency, Shiv Mandir, Narmada Nagar, Durga Mandir, the vicinity of Jain Bakery, HP Gas Agency, the Ice Factory, Sharda Nagar, Parmar Udyog, Saraswati Nagar, Vivekananda Colony, Radhakrishna School, Gujarati Samajwadi, Sneh Nagar, Vaidya Lawn, Ganpati Hospital, Babbu Tyre, Arogya Hospital, Gondia Road, Guru Nanak Petrol Pump, Hariom Mangal Bhawan, and the area extending up to the Railway Station gate.
**Areas under the Nirmal Nagar Feeder include:**
Kumar Furniture, Pawar Layout, Nirmal Nagar, Pawar Mangal Bhawan, Prabhutam Nagar, Saraswati Nagar, the new BSNL office, Kawre Garden, Montessori School, Sai Nagar, and HT connections including the Reliance facility.
### Advisory for Residents
Local authorities have advised residents to complete any time-sensitive tasks requiring electricity before the 10:00 AM cutoff. While the utility aims to restore power promptly, officials noted that maintenance timelines can occasionally shift depending on the complexity of the technical repairs.
For further updates or emergency assistance, residents are encouraged to contact their local electricity sub-division office.
