Delhi: Peak power demand tipped to be highest in 3 winters, discoms confident of meeting it

NEW DELHI: With winter setting in, discoms expect Delhi’s peak power demand to go up to 5,400 MW this season, surpassing the peak winter demand of both 2019 and 2020. Discoms say that they are geared up to meet the demand and ensure reliable supply.
Last year, the winter power demand had peaked at 5,021 MW, which was lower than the peak power demand of 5,343 MW in 2019. This winter, however, the peak power demand is expected to reach 5,400 MW.
In January this year, the demand for electricity went up due to cold wave conditions and on 23 days in the month, the peak power demand was higher than the corresponding days in January 2020. On January 1, the peak power demand of the capital had shot up and breached the 5,000 MW mark for the first time in the previous season as the mercury plummeted to 1.1 degree Celsius, the lowest till then.