At 3,850 MW, Mumbai registers record power demand, up by 10%
Mumbai’s power demand on Friday peeked at a record 3,850 MW – up by 10 per cent as compared to last year when the demand did not exceed 3,100 MW.
Power expert Ashok Pendse said, “On Friday, Mumbai required 3,850 MW and 2,100 MW was bought from outside sources. The amount of energy that can be transferred from transfer lines is limited. We can maximum bring 4,200 MW and then resort to powercuts.”
He added that at the Vikhroli sub-station, while the capacity has to be increased from 33 kv to 132 kv, this work has remained pending for over a decade.
