Sultry weather pushes power demand of Delhi to highest ever at 7,601 MW
The oppressive hot and humid weather prevailing in the national capital pushed peak power demand of the city to highest ever at 7,601 megawatt on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
As per realtime data of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), city’s peak power demand clocked 7601 MW at 3.21 PM.
The previous high in Delhi was 7409 MW recorded on July 2, 2019.
The power demand of the city had never crossed 7000 MW in the month of June. It did so on June 9 this year for the first time and crossed 7000 MW mark nine times so far during this month, discom officials said.
Cooling load caused by extensive use of airconditioners, coolers and fans is the main reason behind Delhi’s power load during the summers, they said.
