Power to malls in Delhi will be stopped after 10 PM: LG

“Peak load conditions occur in the city between 3 PM to 5 PM and then again from 10 PM to 1 AM during night. So, these measures will be adopted with immediate effect,” the advisory said.

The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary (Power), senior officers of Delhi Transco Limited and CEOs of all the power distribution companies.  Delhi registered its highest ever power consumption of 109.206 million units on May 7, leading to load shedding of around 400 MW, which affected power supply in several parts of the city.

Some areas in west and south Delhi did not have power supply for as long as eight hours.

LG had earlier said that many areas will continue to face planned blackouts for a few more days as repairs to the power towers and lines which were damaged in the storm that hit the city last week are taking time.

The city has been witnessing a spell of hot weather with temperature hovering around 45 degrees Celsius.  The statement also said, “The Discoms will strengthen their call centres by increasing the number of lines and deploying additional staff so that there is better communication with the public.

Meanwhile, Jung has appealed to the people to come forward and help conserve energy by running their air-conditioners at 25 degrees centigrade or above and take all measures at home and offices to conserve electricity.