Ludhiana: Rising mercury sends power demand soaring, villages bear brunt of outages

As an unrelenting heatwave tightens its grip over Punjab, surging electricity demand has plunged several rural and suburban pockets of Ludhiana into prolonged power outages, exposing the mounting strain on the state’s power infrastructure and leaving residents grappling with sleepless nights, disrupted water supply and erratic voltage fluctuations.

With temperatures soaring steadily over the past several days, electricity consumption in Ludhiana has witnessed a sharp spike, driven largely by the extensive use of air conditioners, coolers and other cooling appliances.