<p>The massive and unprecedented power outage in Mumbai and the larger Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR) last year was caused by a cyber attack.</p>.<p>The October 12, 2020, power outage in Mumbai-MMR comprising the financial capital and parts of Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts brought the suburban railway network of Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) to a grinding halt even as industrial activity was badly hit.</p>.<p>The incident took place at a time when the economy was being revived after it was hit by the Covid-19 lockdown.</p>.<p>State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Energy Minister Nitin Raut are expected to share details later in the evening.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) and the Central Electricity Authority had set up separate committees to probe the cause of the power outage and their reports have been received.</p>
<p>The massive and unprecedented power outage in Mumbai and the larger Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR) last year was caused by a cyber attack.</p>.<p>The October 12, 2020, power outage in Mumbai-MMR comprising the financial capital and parts of Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts brought the suburban railway network of Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) to a grinding halt even as industrial activity was badly hit.</p>.<p>The incident took place at a time when the economy was being revived after it was hit by the Covid-19 lockdown.</p>.<p>State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Energy Minister Nitin Raut are expected to share details later in the evening.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) and the Central Electricity Authority had set up separate committees to probe the cause of the power outage and their reports have been received.</p>