Following a cooler March as compared to February, the power demand in Punjab is declining and with more rain predicted this weekend, the demand could dip further.
As compared to the previous week, the average weekly demand for power between March 21-27 declined by 9.02 per cent. It was 8,527 lakh units (LUs) this week on account of rain in different parts of the state.
Last week’s total demand was 9,453 LUs. The maximum power demand also declined this week, down to 6,477 MW from the previous week’s figure of 8,142 MW. The weekly average maximum power demand declined by 737 MW from 6,772 MW to 6,035 MW.
