NEW DELHI: The acute summer season warmth in Delhi pushed its peak energy demand to an all-time excessive of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon, officers stated. It’s the first time within the historical past of the nationwide capital that its energy demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark. Energy distribution firms had estimated the ability demand to peak at 8,200 MW this summer season, the discom officers stated.
In response to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the height energy demand of town was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours. The earlier peak energy demand was recorded earlier this month, when it touched 8,000 MW on Could 22.
Town has been braving a chronic spell of heatwave situations with the utmost day temperatures in lots of components together with Najafgarh, Mungeshpur and Narela touching nearly 50 levels Celsius.
