Residents and businesses in several parts of the state capital will have to prepare for the electricity outage on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. BESCOM and KPTCL announced that the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company would halt power supply to facilitate emergency maintenance and infrastructure repair work. First and foremost, the outage is due to urgent technical work at the 220/66 kV Manyata Tech Park Substation situated here on one of Asia’s biggest tech hubs and all the residential pockets around it.
Affected Areas and Timings
The scheduled power cut will be in effect from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Although BESCOM aims to complete the work within this time frame, power may be restored earlier if the technical repairs are done ahead of schedule.
Primary affected zone:
- Manyata Tech Park
- Maruthi Layout
- Bhuvaneshwari Nagar
- AIR Layout
- Rajenahalli
- P&T Layout
- Srirampura
- Master Builder
- Chamundeshwari Layout
More Outages in Other Major Areas:
In addition to the Manyata hub, line servicing issues are also to be faced in various sectors of the city under the East and Central zones:
- IT & Residential Belts: Varthur Road, Nagavarapalya, Nagappa Reddy Layout, Abbe Reddy Layout, and Balaji Layout.
- East Bengaluru: Dharmaraja Palya, Vijayanagar Pai Layout, Udayanagar, Gangappa Layout, Sadanandanagar, and Kasturi Nagar.
- Central and South-East: Krishnappa Palya; Sudduguntepalya; RMZ Layout; Ankappa Reddy Layout; Shiva Temple Road; Ayyappa Temple Road.
Why the Outage is Necessary
The "emergency maintenance" includes feeder line checking and inspecting key transformers, said a senior BESCOM official. These infrastructure upgrades are in place to provide a more consistent and reliable supply of power as the city prepares for the energy demand surge of the summer months.
Advice for Residents
Citizens are also offered the following advice to minimize the impact of the 7-hour shutdown:
- Charge Devices: Make sure your laptops, mobile phones, and power banks are completely charged by morning.
- Water Storage: Before 10 AM, fill up overhead water tanks since water pumps will not work during the outage.
- Appliances: Unplug sensitive electronic equipment to prevent surges during restoration.
Contact your BESCOM helpline to receive information in real-time or report specific problems: residents can call the 24/7 BESCOM helpline at 1912 or call the dedicated WhatsApp helpline numbers for their zones.
