Peak power demand reaches 6,612 MW

  • | Tuesday | 4th June, 2019

New Delhi, June 3The power demand increased to 6,612 MW in the national capital today. A spokesperson for the BSES discoms BYPL and BRPL said the peak power demand reached 6,612 MW in the afternoon, which is the highest this year so far. “The air conditioning load is the main reason for the increase in the power demand during this time of the month. The peak power demand during the summers this year may clock 7,400 MW. In the peak power demand in the BRPL’s area of south and west Delhi, which had reached 3,081 MW during the summers of 2018, was expected to touch around 3,200 MW this year.

New Delhi, June 3 The power demand increased to 6,612 MW in the national capital today. The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.6° C on Monday, said an official of the Meteorological department. A spokesperson for the BSES discoms BYPL and BRPL said the peak power demand reached 6,612 MW in the afternoon, which is the highest this year so far. “The air conditioning load is the main reason for the increase in the power demand during this time of the month. Around 50 per cent of power demand during the summer months is because of the load of air conditioners, desert coolers and fans,” he said. The peak power demand during the summers this year may clock 7,400 MW. Last year, it increased to 7,000 MW for the first time - peaking at 7,016 MW. In the peak power demand in the BRPL’s area of south and west Delhi, which had reached 3,081 MW during the summers of 2018, was expected to touch around 3,200 MW this year. — TNS

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