At 3.06 pm on Monday, Delhi recorded an all-time high power demand of 6,361 megawatt (MW). The power demand on Monday was 12 per cent more than the peak power demand of 5,673 MW recorded on the same day last year. A Delhi government official said, “We realised yesterday (Sunday) that there was going to be a surge in power demand. In south and west Delhi, the power demand — “which had reached 2,669 MW during the summer of 2016 — is expected to touch around 2,800 MW this year”. In east and central Delhi, “the peak power had reached 1,493 MW last year… and is expected to touch around 1,600 MW this year,” he added.

Source: Indian Express June 05, 2017 23:32 UTC