Heatwave makes Delhi ‘electricity demand soar to season’ high
NEW DELHI : Amid an intense heatwave, Delhi touched this season’ record high electricity demand of 5268 MW on Sunday night.
This high power demand from the national capital this summer comes in the backdrop of north-west India continuing to reel under a searing heatwave. Delhi’s electricity demand touched an all-time high of 7,409 MW in July last year.
This also comes at a time of India’s power demand that had nosedived during the lockdown, slowly getting back to its pre-lockdown levels. The country registered a peak electricity demand of 160 gigawatts (GW) on Saturday, Mint reported on Sunday.
