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Peak power demand in Delhi hits another high, crosses 7,300MW
New Delhi: The national capital recorded a peak power demand of 7,323 mega watts (MW) – the highest in two years -- on Friday, with officials saying that they managed to meet the demand “without any constraints”
New Delhi: The national capital recorded a peak power demand of 7,323 mega watts (MW) – the highest in two years -- on Friday, with officials saying that they managed to meet the demand “without any constraints”.
“Despite sharp increase in electricity demand, Delhi has managed it well. No power cuts. Uninterrupted power supply,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet.
Earlier in a tweet, Delhi’s power minister Satyendar Jain said, “Delhi successfully met ever-highest [highest in two years, as per government records] electricity peak demand of 7,323 today. Heartiest congratulations to (the) Delhi power sector for this achievement.”
The highest peak power demand ever in the Capital was 7,409 MW, recorded on July 2, 2019.
As the mercury soared, Delhi recorded peak power demands of 6,921 MW on Wednesday and 7,026 MW on Thursday. Thursday was also the second time in two years that Delhi crossed the 7,000-mark for peak power demand.
Last year, Delhi’s peak power demand was recorded at 6,314 MW on June 29. In 2018, the peak demand was 7,016 MW, recorded on July 10, government records showed.
The demand this year may further go up to 7,400 MW, if the ongoing heatwave in the city continues, said a senior power department official who did not wish to be identified.
The BSES discoms -- BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) -- said they successfully met the peak power demands of 3,079 MW and 1,640 MW in their respective areas on Friday.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, said in a statement, that they successfully met the peak power demand of 2,104 in their areas on Friday afternoon, “without any network constraint and power outage”.
