5,534MW: Power demand at new season high in Delhi

NEW DELHI: At 5,534MW, Delhi recorded the season's highest peak power demand pipping the previous high of 5,464MW on May 26.
While discoms BSES Rajdhani and Yamuna met the peak demand of 2,495MW and 1,282MW, respectively, Tata Power-DDL supplied 1,620MW. "Since the easing of restrictions on May 18, Delhi's peak power demand has increased by over 34%. If we compare the peak power demand of April with May, it increased by over 64%," a power official said. In April, the peak demand was 3,362MW.
The official added that the peak power demand might surpass last year's 7,409MW in July. This month it is likely to touch 7,380MW, while in July it is expected to go above 7,500MW.
In 2002, the peak power demand was 2,879MW. It increased by over 250% till 2019 when demand touched an all-time high of 7,409MW on July 2.
"We have formed up arrangements to source adequate electricity to meet the demand of over 44 lakh consumers. These arrangements include long-term PPAs and banking arrangements with other states. In case of unforeseen contingencies and outages, we will purchase power from the exchange," a BSES spokesperson said.