Power demand falls marginally, steep fall in energy shortage on Sunday

With the abatement of heatwave conditions over most parts of the country, there was a slight let-up in the power crisis on Sunday, with the peak demand met on the day falling to 191.21 GW from 207.11 GW on April 29, which was an all-time high.

The energy shortage in the country fell steeply to 38.74 million units (MU), on Sunday from a high of 214.12 MU on Saturday.