Maha has 4,496MW surplus power

Maharashtra has surplus power of 4,496MW with the average peak demand of 17,345MW till December 2020. In 2019-20, the peak demand was 19,103MW and the surplus 2,668MW. “The state has taken measures for capacity addition, improving transmission and distribution network and energy conservation which resulted in improved supply and surplus power,” the report said. Power consumption in the industrial sector declined to 26,079MU in 2020-21 as compared to 46,507 MU in 2019-20. For the commercial sector, it dropped to 5,764MU in 2020-21 as against 13,123 MU in 2019-20.