India’s peak power demand could rise up to 230- 235 GW (gigawatt) in April 2023, surpassing the April 2022 mark of 215 GW. According to the Central Electricity Authority data, the peak demand in August was around 196 GW.
Speaking at a session organised by the CII on Tuesday, Ghanshyam Prasad, chairperson and ex-officio secretary to government of India, Central Electricity Authority, ministry of power and member ex-officio, CERC, said that the country needs to be careful and make proper planning to avoid a crisis that was seen earlier this year.
With the onset of summer, the power demand had shot up and with coal stock shortages at power plants, a number of states, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, were affected by power shortage.
