Electricity demand in Maharashtra peaked to record 25,955 MW on Feb 8

Electricity demand in the state peaked to a record 25,955 mega watt on February 8. “This was the highest ever power demand recorded in the history of electricity, ,” Vijay Singal, Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited told The Indian Express on Thursday.

“We were able to distribute supply to the tune of 23,075 MW (barring Mumbai),” Singhal said. Previously, it was on March 9, 2021 that the state had supplied power to the tune of 22,339 MW. Nearly 2.81 crore consumers (barring Mumbai) were provided uninterrupted power supply despite the highest demand on February 8.