Renewable energy comes to rescue amid rising power demand: Official
Renewable energy has come to the rescue during the ongoing power crisis triggered by surging demand amid the heat wave condition in the country, especially when the peak electricity supply hit the record level of 201.06 GW earlier this week, a senior official said on Thursday.
The maximum pan-India power demand met or the highest supply of electricity in a day crossed the record level of 201-GW mark on Tuesday. It surpassed last year’s record of 200.539 GW of total supply on July 7, 2021.
Addressing at the WRI India event, Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, said, “Renewable energy has come to the rescue of the electricity system during the recent demand spurt and supply crisis…
