As the national Capital witnessed the coldest day of this year on Monday, Delhi’s power demand cloaked 4,803 MW at 10:22 am, the highest this season, even surpassing the record of both December 2021 and 2020. According to the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) data, the city’s peak power demand this morning clocked 4803 MW at 10:22 am, the highest this season. “In the areas catered to by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), the peak power demand clocked 2074 MW and 967 MW respectively,” it stated.
The national capital is gripped in severe cold wave and witnessed the coldest day of the year on Monday as the minimum temperature in the city settled at 5 degrees celsius in the morning, three notches below the normal for this time of the year. However, the maximum temperature of the capital was also recorded as the lowest at 15.6 degrees Celsius, six notches colder than the average for this season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
