Electricity employees struck work against a private distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh. The stoppage disrupted power, water supply and industrial production across Gurugram.Gurugram plunged into darkness as power workers strike against privatisation.
Gurugram,Oct 23, 2026 12:25 ISTGurugram's power crisis has intensified as a strike by electricity employees against the privatisation of power distribution disrupted electricity supply to more than 50,000 homes and affected production at around 1,800 manufacturing units in the city.Nearly 98% of the staff in two circles of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) in Old Gurugram reportedly remained away from work, leaving the department struggling to address faults and restore supply.The outages also disrupted water supplies to residential areas, while industrial units faced production losses.The strike began in protest against the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant a private company a licence to distribute electricity in Gurugram and Nuh. NEARLY 98% OF STAFF ABSENT IN TWO GURUGRAM CIRCLESAccording to figures shared by electricity department officials, 816 of the 826 employees in Old Gurugram's Circle 1 and 540 of the 557 employees in Circle 2 were absent during the strike.The disruption affected around 50 localities in Old Gurugram, with some areas experiencing prolonged outages.
Residents reported that electricity supply had remained disrupted since the previous night, while some neighbourhoods had faced blackouts lasting nearly 24 hours. Speaking over the phone, Shyamveer Saini, a senior executive engineer in DHBVN's Circle 1, said the department was facing difficulties repairing faults because trained employees had joined the strike.He said the increasing number of faults and the absence of trained staff had made restoring electricity a major challenge.
The department was struggling to address the disruptions with the employees available for duty, he added.- Ends