Power demand dipped 26 GW as citizens switch off lights
KOLKATA: Almost 26 GW of demand dropped between 9 PM and 9.15 PM on Sunday. Around 16.6 GW of power demand dropped between 9 PM and 9.05 PM when citizens started observing Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s call to switch off lights and light candles. In the next ten minutes another 9 GW power demand dropped, taking the total fall between 9 PM and 9.15 PM to almost 26 GW. Demand started to rise shortly after 9.15 PM.
The national power gridNSE 1.03 % was prepared for the fall in demand and has been gradually scaling down thermal power generation in steps since 7.30 PM. In tandem power generation from gas-based and hydel generation units were being scaled up to maintain the balance.
