India, May 24 -- With peak power demand in Gurugram touching 2,500 megawatts, officials of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL) said on Saturday they have intensified efforts to prevent infrastructure failures and avoid a repeat of the citywide blackout witnessed on Friday night, which lasted around five hours.

Officials said DHBVNL is carrying out feeder bifurcation and installing additional transformers across old and new Gurugram to reduce overloading and outages, while HVPNL is easing pressure on overloaded substations by shifting supply to underloaded stations.

According to officials, atmospheric heat and warm nights have further strained power infrastructure, increas...