The city’s sole power utility met a peak demand of 2,262MW around 3.30pm on Wednesday, 103MW higher than the previous record from two years ago and 123MW more than Tuesday’s peak demand. “The 2,262MW peak demand recorded on Wednesday was the highest ever in the recorded history of the CESC-served areas,” said Avijit Ghosh, vice-president, distribution services, CESC. Under the combined effect of heat and humidity, 39.9 degrees felt like 47 on the human skin when one was outdoors . The season’s highest temperature recorded so far by the Alipore office is 37.9 (May 6). There is no chance of rain at least till Monday.”The maximum temperature in Alipore on Thursday is likely to be 38.5 degrees.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2019 20:15 UTC