Delhi's peak power demand hit a record 5,816 megawatts (MW) on Monday morning which is the highest ever for the winter months, surpassing the previous record of 5,798 MW set on January 19, discom officials said.
With the mercury dropping, the power demand in Delhi surged to 5701 MW at 10:49 am on Friday, the highest ever for the winter months.
It broke the previous all-time 'winter' highs of 5611 MW recorded on January 10 and 5559 MW recorded on January 5. Since January 1, Delhi's peak power demand
Delhi's peak power demand today clocked 5, 247 Mega Watts on Thursday which according to State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) data, is the highest this season. Delhi's peak power demand this year is more than the peak power demand clocked in December of both 2021 and 2020.
In December of 2021, Delhi's peak power demand had clocked 4723 MW and in 2020, 4671 MW. However, in the areas catered to by BRPL (BSES Rajdhani Power Limited) and BYPL(BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), the peak power demand clocked 2074 MW and 967 MW respectively.
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As Delhites continue to suffer under unrelenting heat, power demand broke all records on Tuesday to clock an all-time high of 7601 MegaWatt (MW).
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Amid increasing temperatures in the national capital, Delhi's power demand continues a northwards climb, creating new records. BSES on Friday attributed cooling load as the reason behind an increase in the power demand.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Delhi's power demand has started rising again, touching 6,572 MW on Wednesday, the highest ever in the month of May for the city.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Delhi saw a peak power demand of 6,194 MW on Monday, the highest demand ever recorded in the first week of May, as the people of the city battled heatwave conditions.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Amid a severe heatwave spell across India, the peak power demand in the country touched an all-time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, informed the Ministry of Power.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Delhi's peak power demand clocked 6000 megawatt (MW) for the first time in April as the unabated heatwave continues to push the power demand to newer highs.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): Meeting the peak power demand of the season Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) said that it has successfully provided over 26,000 MV electricity to the State amid rising demand and further avoided load shedding.