After summer highs, new peak likely for winter power demand

NEW DELHI: As Delhi begins to move from the scorching highs of summer into the impending chill of winter, its electricity demand is once again set to climb. After touching an unprecedented high of 8,442 MW this summer, projections from the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), a unit of the transmission utility Delhi Transco Ltd, indicate that the city’s winter peak may rise to 5,900 MW, marking yet another seasonal high.