Delhi’s peak power demand dips to 6,140 MW amid drop in max temperature
Amid a drop in the maximum temperature over the past two days, Delhi on Tuesday witnessed a slight dip in its peak power demand that was recorded at 6,140 MW, discom officials said.
“Today’s peak power demand was 6,140 MW, recorded shortly after midnight,” the officials said.
On Monday, the peak power demand in Delhi was 6,194 MW at 3.34 pm, the highest ever for the first week of May. Later in the night at 11.30 pm, the peak power demand had clocked 6,247 MW, surpassing the peak power demand recorded in the afternoon. On Tuesday, the national capital recorded the maximum temperature at 38.4 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.
