Peak power demand at season’s high of 5,805MW

New Delhi: The capital on Monday night recorded a peak power demand of 5,805MW, the seasons highest so far, overtaking the previous high of 5,591 MW recorded on June 12.
On their part, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and BSES Yamuna Power Limited successfully met the peak power demand of 2,635MW and 1,311MW, respectively, while Tata Power recorded a high of 1,627MW. Last year, Delhi’s peak power demand had clocked 7,409MW.
After the end of the lockdown 3.0 on May 17 and the subsequent ease in restrictions, Delhi’s peak power has started increasing. “Since the easing of restrictions, Delhi’s peak power demand has increased by over 40%. However, if we compare the peak power demand of April 2020 with that of June 2020, the peak power demand has already increased by over 72%,” said a power official.
While the peak power demand in April was 3,362MW, on June 15 it touched 5,805MW.
According to the official, with the city’s peak power demand set to increase even further, it may surpass last year’s demand of 7,409 MWin July and it may even touch 7,500MW.
According to BSES, arrangements have been firmed up by its two discoms to source adequate electricity to meet the power demand of over 44 lakhs consumers in the capital.