Power demand in Delhi at year’s peak with 7,334MW; nears record

The Capital clocked a peak power demand of 7,334MW on Wednesday — the highest so far this year and the maximum ever recorded in June, senior power department officials said.

“Today (Wednesday) at 3:35pm, the city’s peak power demand clocked the season’s highest of 7,334MW. It was also the highest ever in the month of June. Cooling load is the main reason behind Delhi’s increasing power load. In fact, according to estimates, almost around 50% of Delhi’s power demand in summers is because of the cooling load through ACs, desert coolers and fans,” said a senior power official.

Delhi has been going through a punishing heatwave over the past few weeks with the maximum temperature on Wednesday being recorded at 42.2 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.