National capital Delhi reported the highest ever power demand on Tuesday afternoon as the peak power demand soared to 7,601 MW, while the city turned unbearably sultry with high humidity and the temperature over 40 degrees Celsius. It crossed the previous record of highest power demand of 7,409 MW clocked on July 2, 2019, according to power department officials.
“Today at 3:21 pm, the city’s peak power demand clocked the season’s highest of 7,601 MW. It was also the highest ever in Delhi in any month. The previous high in Delhi was 7,409 MW recorded on July 2, 2019,” said a senior power department official.
The official added that cooling load is the main reason behind Delhi’s increasing power load. “According to an estimate, around 50% of the Capital’s power demand in summers is because of the cooling load through ACs, desert coolers and fans,” said the official cited above.
