Delhi’s peak power demand may surpass 8,000 MW this summer: BSES

The peak power demand in Delhi is expected to cross the 8,000 MW mark for the first time in the summer of 2022, the BSES said on Monday, asserting that its discoms are prepared to meet the record demand.

This is more than the all-time peak power demand of 7,409 MW recorded in 2019. During the summer of 2020, it had clocked 6,314 MW.

“After clocking 7,323 MW in 2021, Delhi’s peak power demand during the summer of 2022 may cross the 8,000 MW mark for the first time. This expected peak power demand of around 8,200 MW is an increase of around 285 per cent over the 2,879 MW in 2002,” the BSES said in a statement.