Delhi records highest power demand of season so far, crosses last year’s peak
Delhi touched its peak power demand for the season so far on Thursday, crossing last year’s peak.
The demand on Thursday was recorded as 6,499 MW. Last year’s peak demand was 6,314 MW on June 29.
According to discom officials, while the power demand soared to 6,329 MW at 11.18 pm on Wednesday, it touched 6,499 MW at 3.10 pm on Thursday. The increase, officials said, has been rapid over the past 10 days.
“The daily peak power demand has increased by over 10% in 48 hours and over 40% from June 1. It also crossed last year’s peak of 6,314 MW,” an official said.
The maximum temperature was 42.2 degrees on Wednesday, the season’s highest so far. On Thursday, it fell to 39.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.
