India’s peak power demand surpasses 200 GW for first time
Peak power demand in the country crossed the 2,00,000 mega watt (MW) mark for the first time on Wednesday, surpassing the previous all-time high of 1,97,060 MW recorded just a day ago. Union power minister RK Singh said on Twitter that the highest demand level was touched at 12:01 hours.
Peak demand reflects the highest power requirement level reached at a particular moment. According to IIT-Kanpur’s Energy Analytics Lab, 67% of the load was met by thermal power plants when demand was at its peak, while 16% was supplied by renewable power sources. Hydro power plants contributed another 14% and gas and nuclear units catered to the remaining demand at that time.
