The scorching heat today sent the Delhi's power demand soaring to the year's highest -- at a staggering 6,021 MW. The peak power consumption was recorded around 3.32 PM, according to the Delhi Transco Limited, which maintains a real-time database of the city's electricity demand. "Delhi's peak power demand crossed the 6,000 MW (megawatt) mark for the first time in 2017 clocking 6,021 MW at 3.32 pm. However, it is still short of the all-time peak demand of 6,261 MW recorded on June 30 last year. The power discoms have predicted that the peak demand may climb as high as 6,600 MW this year.

Source: dna May 16, 2017 14:25 UTC