India’s peak power demand hits record 270GW as temperature soars

New Delhi: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high of 270.7 GW on Thursday afternoon, marking the fourth consecutive day of record-breaking electricity consumption as a severe heatwave tightened its grip across the country. The previous record of 265.44 GW was set just a day earlier, on Wednesday.

Data from the National Power Portal showed that lead demand peaked at 3.47 PM on Thursday.