NEW DELHI: India’s daily power demand touched an all-time high at 187.3 GW (gigawatts) on Friday, beating the previous record reached on Wednesday, underlining the growing strength of the economy, power minister R K Singh said.
On Wednesday, demand had breached the previous record of 182.89 GW, clocked on December 30, 2020, for the first time at 9.35 a.m. This was 9% higher than 170.97 GW in January 2020, till then the highest-ever supply in a day. Government officials said the surge in demand indicated a rebound in industrial and commercial activities in January after a 0.3% dip in factory output in December.
