Severe power outages across several parts of Mumbai over the past week have left residents battling sweltering heat, stalled lifts, and sleepless nights, even as authorities blamed ageing infrastructure, rising air-conditioner usage and delays in cable repair work caused by road concretisation projects.

Areas such as Dadar, Mahim, Matunga, Wadala, Worli, Prabhadevi, Kandivali, Goregaon, Powai, Marol, and Vile Parle reported outages lasting anywhere between 30 minutes and nearly 10 hours. In several buildings, elevators stopped functioning, forcing residents, especially senior citizens, to remain stranded indoors or climb multiple floors in humid conditions.