Jaipur/Jaisalmer: Frequent power cuts and repeated line trips disrupted electricity supply across parts of Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer as temperatures climbed in western Rajasthan, leaving residents without cooling during peak afternoon and night hours.Residents reported sleepless nights, interrupted water supply and difficulty running coolers and fans. Power officials blamed the outages on a spike in demand that strained local distribution networks.In Bikaner’s Vaidya Mangaram Colony, a resident said power went out around 11 pm on Sunday and was restored only at about 3.30 am after repeated calls to authorities. She said a complaint was registered in the name of Sunder Lal.In Jaisalmer, residents said tripping incidents were repeatedly disrupting daily life. On Monday, people from Laxmichand Sawal Colony staged a sit-in at the local office of Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JDVVNL), with women and elderly residents among those protesting.Similar complaints have also been reported from parts of Jaipur.Power sector sources said the issue was not a shortage of electricity but weak distribution management, noting that some solar plants have been asked to cut output due to excess supply. Experts said rapid urban expansion has pushed demand up in areas once considered outskirts, while substation capacity upgrades have not kept pace.
