Steep demand for power is being witnessed in Haryana as compared to last year due to the early onset of summers.
In the past five days (from April 13 to 17), the rise in power ranged from close to 12 per cent to over 30 per cent in comparison to 2021.
On April 13, against the maximum demand of 8,173 MW, the state was able to meet 8,155 MW. With 1,594.44 lakh units being supplied, cuts for 14.2 lakh units were imposed, which implied 0.9 per cent. There was a rise in consumption by 16.58 per cent as compared to last year.