CESC Ltd on Tuesday claimed it has restored electricity supply to 97 per cent of its 33 lakh consumers in the city and its adjoining districts, where people have been protesting in several areas over power and water supply disruption.
The power utility, however, could not specify as to when it will complete the restoration work.
A CESC official said it has been able to double its number of repair teams to 150, involving 5,000 technicians "working tirelessly in all the affected areas".
Avijit Ghosh, the vice-president of the company, had earlier said the lockdown trigerred by COVID-19 had slowed the pace of work in the city, which was battered by cyclone Amphan last week.
Meanwhile, DYFI activists staged a demonstration outside Victoria House, the CESC headquarters in the city, and demanded waiver of three months' bills, contending that the power distribution company had failed in its commitment towards consumers, despite raising the tariff several times in the past few years.
The protesters also alleged that restoration work has been hit due to high dependency on temporary workforce.
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