Delhi saved 334 MW electricity during Earth Hour, say Discom officials

The company had urged its consumers to switch off all non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The national capital saved 334 MW electricity during Earth Hour on Saturday, discom officials said here. BSES discoms – BRPL and BYPL – saved 120 MW and 79 MW power respectively as consumers switched off electrical appliances and non-essential lighting to observe Earth Hour from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., a BSES spokesperson said. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) consumers successfully managed to save 71 MW electricity during the Earth Hour, said a spokesperson of the discom.