Why are Gurugram and Faridabad facing massive power outages?

Gurugram, Faridabad and Nuh are facing massive power outages as employees of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) have gone on strike against the grant of a electricity distribution licence to a private company. The power department has received over 5,500 complaints due to the power outage that affected nearly 50,000 homes. Angry residents staged a protest over power cuts.