Delhi’s power demand starts rising, likely to touch over 7,000 MW
Delhi’s power demand has started rising under the combined influence of unlocking of the city and weather conditions, crossing over 5,000 MW mark in a night for the first time this summer, discom officials said.
The real-time data of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) showed that the peak power demand of Delhi was 5,808 MW at 3.45 pm on Tuesday. It was 5,559 MW at 11.19 pm on Monday, the highest so far this season.
“The increase in power demand corresponds to the gradual unlocking in Delhi and the weather condition,” said a discom official.
With an improvement in COVID 19 situation, markets, malls, standalone shops reopened on Monday in the city under the phased unlocking process adopted by the Delhi government. Metro trains also resumed service on Monday after nearly a month.
