Renewables to play key role as winter power demand likely to hit 6,000 MW

As power demand during the coming winter months is expected to touch 6000 MW, power distribution companies are gearing to meet it through at least 50 per cent from renewable sources. Last winter, Delhi’s peak power demand stood at 5655 MW. This year, in the summer, the city’s electricity demand reached a record peak of 8442 MW.

Within the BSES area, winter peaks had reached 2431 MW in BRPL and 1105 MW in BYPL. This year, they are projected to rise further, to around 2570 MW for BRPL and around 1350 MW for BYPL.