<p>Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Wednesday said a possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out in the massive power outage in Mumbai and neighbouring areas two days back.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters, Raut said the power breakdown in the metropolis and neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai on Monday was "not a small issue".</p>.<p>"Our team was working on the 400 KV Kalva-Padga line and the load was shifted from circuit 1 to 2. But, there was a technical problem and the Kharghar unit stopped. There was islanding in Mumbai which shouldn't have happened," he said.</p>.<p>"This is the reason that possibility of sabotage is suspected," Raut said.</p>.<p>A technical team from the Centre is here to discuss the power failure issue, he said, adding that "our inquiry committee will also be set up."</p>.<p>The central technical team will submit its report in a week, he said.</p>.<p>The minister said they will also discuss the study report submitted by a probe committee which went into such incidents in 2011, and whether an ATR (action taken report) was prepared.</p>.<p>He also said that a system audit is being prepared.</p>.<p>A grid failure resulted in massive power outage in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday, stopping trains on tracks, hampering those working from home and hitting the stuttering economic activity hard.</p>.<p>It took two hours for the power supply to resume for essential services on Monday, following which other pockets started getting power in a phase-wise manner. </p>
<p>Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Wednesday said a possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out in the massive power outage in Mumbai and neighbouring areas two days back.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters, Raut said the power breakdown in the metropolis and neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai on Monday was "not a small issue".</p>.<p>"Our team was working on the 400 KV Kalva-Padga line and the load was shifted from circuit 1 to 2. But, there was a technical problem and the Kharghar unit stopped. There was islanding in Mumbai which shouldn't have happened," he said.</p>.<p>"This is the reason that possibility of sabotage is suspected," Raut said.</p>.<p>A technical team from the Centre is here to discuss the power failure issue, he said, adding that "our inquiry committee will also be set up."</p>.<p>The central technical team will submit its report in a week, he said.</p>.<p>The minister said they will also discuss the study report submitted by a probe committee which went into such incidents in 2011, and whether an ATR (action taken report) was prepared.</p>.<p>He also said that a system audit is being prepared.</p>.<p>A grid failure resulted in massive power outage in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday, stopping trains on tracks, hampering those working from home and hitting the stuttering economic activity hard.</p>.<p>It took two hours for the power supply to resume for essential services on Monday, following which other pockets started getting power in a phase-wise manner. </p>