Amid sultry weather and easing of the Covid lockdown, Delhi’s peak power demand soared to 6,185 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer, discom officials said.
At 31.4 degrees Celsius, Delhi recorded the highest minimum temperature so far this year on Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
According to real-time data of the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), the national capital’s peak power demand was 6,185 MW at 2:45 PM, the highest so far this summer.
The peak demand stood at 5,559 MW on Monday, the first day of the second phase of the unlocking process of the city. It was the first time that the power demand crossed the 5,000 MW-mark this season.
It soared further to 5,906 on Tuesday.
