The unrelenting cold conditions in Delhi pushed the city’s peak winter power demand to its highest-ever level of 5,816 megawatts (MW) on Monday morning, discom officials said.
The previous ‘winter’ records in Delhi were 5,798 MW on January 19, 5,726 MW on January 17 and 5,701 MW on January 12. The discoms had estimated the peak power demand in Delhi to be 5,760 MW.
The power demand reached 5,816 MG at 10.52 am on Monday, according to the city.
This is the sixth time in January this year that Delhi’s winter power demand has surpassed last year’s peak of 5,526 MW recorded on January 6, 2023, the officials said.
