Ludhiana, May 31 -- A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday disrupted electricity supply across large parts of Ludhiana, with outages lasting nearly six to seven hours in several areas, affecting thousands of domestic consumers and forcing several industrial units to temporarily suspend operations.

The disruption came at a time when Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has been grappling with record summer demand, overloaded transformers and rising consumer complaints amid persistent heatwave conditions.

The spell of heavy rain, coupled with strong winds and waterlogging, triggered multiple technical failures across the city's transmission and distribution network.

Among the major incidents repor...