India’s power demand falls over 25% to 125.81 GW on April 2

NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand slipped over 25 per cent to 125.81 GW on Thursday compared 168.32 GW on April 2 amid the lockdown to contain Covid-19 outbreak, showed power ministry data.
In actual terms, the demand fell around 43 GW on Thursday compared to the same day a year ago. However, the data showed that peak power demand met has stabilised around 120 GW after March 22.
The government has imposed 3-week lockdown to fight the pandemic from March 24.
The demand was down mainly due to lower requirements from industry and state power distribution companies (discoms) across the country due to the lockdown.
The peak power demand met is the actual highest energy supply during the day across the country.