"Manually? That’s not—"
Rohan’s heart stopped. Line 3: Current Imbalance. The tea gardens had woken up early. principles.of.power.system.-.v.k.mehta.
Rohan hated the humming. It was a low, guttural thrum that vibrated through the soles of his boots, up his spine, and settled somewhere behind his teeth. For three years, he had been a junior engineer at the Kashipur Grid Substation, and for three years, that hum had been the sound of invisible terror—the terror of voltage collapse, line overload, and the cascading failure Mehta warned about in Chapter 24. "Manually
"Then don't trip," Sen said. "Shed."
"Yes."
"The Indrapur line is drawing 10% above rated capacity," Rohan said, tapping a gauge. "If the tea garden load kicks in at 6 AM, the voltage drop will be critical. Mehta says—" The tea gardens had woken up early
"Wait," Sen said, his voice suddenly sharp. "Look at the frequency meter."