Chennai: Several parts of Chennai will face a planned power outage on Monday (January 12, 2026) as electricity supply will be suspended for maintenance work, officials said. The shutdown is expected to last for five hours, from 9 am to 2 pm, and residents have been advised to plan their day accordingly.
Chennai Power Cut Timings (Jan 12, 2026)
Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Monday (12-01-2026) from 09.00 am to 02.00 pm for maintenance work.
Chennai Power Cut: Areas To Be Affected
The power cut will impact several localities in Ambathur.
Ambathur:
Redhills, Kilkondaiyur, Arakkampakkam, Karlapakkam, Thamaraipakkam, Kathavur, Velachery, Pondeswaram, Karanai, Pudhukuppam, Vaniyan chathiram, Ayilacherry, Guruvoyil, Poochiyathipedu, Koduvalli, Palpannai Road, Vel Tech Road, Kollumedu Road, Puthu Nagar, Bypass Road, Sothuppakkam Road, New Star City, Kalikuppam, Azhinjivakkam, Balaji Garden, Aaroon Ullsa City, Vadagai, Maharaja Nagar, M.H. Road, Vinesh Nagar, Thiruvika Nagar, TNK Nagar, Anpu Nagar, Vilangadupakkam, Mallima Nagar, T.H. High Road, Aalamaram, Gandhi Nagar, Aasi Thambi Street and above all surrounding areas.
Officials said the outage is being carried out as part of routine maintenance work, which includes essential checks and repairs to ensure smoother power supply.
Chennai Weather Forecast
Chennai’s Nungambakkam recorded a maximum temperature of 27.7°C and a minimum of 20.7°C over the past 24 hours, with light rainfall of 0.3 mm and humidity hovering around 83% (evening) to 78% (morning). The city is expected to stay on the wetter side for the next couple of days, with Sunday seeing a partly cloudy sky and one or two spells of rain or thundershowers, along with a thunderstorm and lightning warning. Monday is likely to remain generally cloudy with moderate rain, while Tuesday may bring light rain. From mid-week onwards, conditions are expected to improve with partly cloudy skies, and temperatures may gradually rise, touching around 30–31°C by January 16–17.
