Peak power supply on Friday touched record level of 207 GW
New Delhi, Apr 30: India's peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day touched the all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday amid ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country increasing demand for electricity.
"The maximum All India demand met (peak supply) touched 207111 MW at 14:50hrs today, an all time high so far," the Ministry of Power said in a tweet on Friday.
The peak power demand had touched record level of 204.65 GW on Thursday. The peak power shortage on Thursday was 10.77 GW, PTI reported.
On
Tuesday,
the
maximum
all
India
power
demand
met
or
the
highest
supply
in
a
day
was
at
the
record
level
201.06
GW.
The
peak
power
supply
on
Tuesday
had
surpassed
last
year's
maximum
demand
met
of
200.53
GW
on
7th
July,
2021.
However,
the
power
demand
surpassed
the
supply
as
there
was
a
deficit
of
8.22
GW
on
Tuesday,
according
to
the
official
data.
Similarly,
there
was
unmet
power
demand
of
10.29
GW
on
Wednesday
even
as
the
highest
supply
on
that
day
was
at
200.65
GW.
The
demand
for
power
is
expected
to
rise
further
in
coming
days
as
the
weather
department
has
predicted
that
heatwave
sweeping
through
the
country
will
intensify.
In
the
month
of
March
this
year,
the
growth
in
energy
demand
has
been
around
8.9
per
cent
as
per
the
ministry's
statement.
Further,
it
stated
that
the
demand
is
expected
to
reach
about
215-220
GW
in
months
of
May-June,
the
ministry
had
stated.
(PTI)