Peak power deficit in India almost wiped out, says power ministry

The power ministry on Monday said the peak power demand deficit in the country has come down by 16.2% over the past 13 years, and it has almost been “wiped out”.

Sharing data since 2007-08, the ministry said the deficit stood at 0.4% in 2020-21 compared to 16.6% in 2007-08 and 10.6% in 2011-12.

The statement was in response to a tweet sent out by the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), the women’s wing of the Congress party, which claimed that India recorded a power supply shortage of 1,201 million units in October – allegedly the highest in five and a half years.