Delhi's Electricity Demand Breaches 8.3 GigaWatt For The First Time Ever

According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the peak power demand of the city was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours.

The extreme summer heat in Delhi pushed its peak power demand to an all-time high of 8,302 MW or 8.3 Gigawatt on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

It is the first time in the history of the national capital that its power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark. Power distribution companies had estimated the power demand to peak at 8,200 MW this summer, the discom officials said.

According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the peak power demand of the city was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours.