The sizzling heat pushed the peak power demand in Delhi to 7,070 MW, the highest ever in May, late on Thursday night, discom officials said. “This is also only the fourth year in Delhi’s history when the peak power demand has breached the 7,000 MW,” said a discom official on Friday.
The power demand peaked to 7,070 at 11.24 PM on Thursday, showed the state load dispatch centre data.