Navi Mumbai’s power crisis had reached a breaking point

A woman carrying a pillow into an electricity office has become the face of growing anger over recurring power cuts in Navi Mumbai. Residents across Ulwe, Kamothe, Vashi, Turbhe, Airoli, Ghansoli and Kopar Khairane say they’ve been dealing with repeated outages, sleepless nights and disrupted daily life. So what’s causing the power crisis, and why are residents taking to the streets in protest? Here’s what’s happening.