With the mercury soaring in the capital, the peak power demand here touched 5,460 MW on Monday afternoon, the highest in April so far, discom officials said.
The peak power demand was 5,460 MW at 3.29 pm on Monday, according to the realtime data of State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi.
Delhi is currently reeling under a heatwave with the India Meteorological Department predicting similar conditions for the next two days.
The Met office has issued an ‘orange’ alert warning of a severe heatwave in the city for Monday.
The maximum temperature on Sunday reached 41.8 degrees Celsius. A day before, it was 42.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in April in five years.
