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  Delhi: Peak power demand likely to touch 9,000 MW this summer season | Check details here

  Delhi | March 19, 2025 7:40 IST

  Delhi weather: Delhi's power demand has surged significantly over last 2 decades. In 2002, the city's highest power demand stood at 2879 MW. It crossed 7000 MW for the first time in 2018, peaking at 7016 MW. The projected 9000 MW demand this summer represents an increase of over 300% since 2002.

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  Delhi's peak power demand makes new record with 8,647 MW amid heatwave

  Delhi | June 18, 2024 17:30 IST

  This year, Delhi's peak power demand has touched new levels as the scorching heatwave is augmenting cooling load. As per Discom officials, Delhi’s peak power demand has crossed 8,000 MW eight times since May 22.

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  Delhi: Amid sweltering heat, peak power demand crosses 7000 MW, highest this season

  Delhi | June 13, 2023 23:16 IST

  The State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) in Delhi's real-time data indicated that the peak demand was 7098 MW around 3.29 pm.

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  Delhi's 'power demand' highest in 3-years amid chilly winter season | KNOW DETAILS

  Business | January 06, 2023 9:44 IST

  Delhi power demand: A brutal cold wave swept Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature dropping to three degrees Celsius- the lowest in January in two years- making it cooler than several hill stations.

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  India's power demand touches new high after jumping by 45,000 megawatt in a year

  Business | June 12, 2022 12:36 IST

  Power plants are operating at full throttle to meet the demand, and the govt has ordered coal import to meet the shortfall in domestic supplies.

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  Coal India floats maiden tender to import 2.416 MT coal to meet power demand

  India | June 09, 2022 14:21 IST

  The coal being sourced on behalf of the state generating companies (gencos) and independent power plants is based on the indents received from them.

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  Delhi: Peak power demand crosses 7,000 megawatt-mark for May month

  India | May 21, 2022 10:49 IST

  As per Discom wise peak power demand last night, this is only the fourth year in Delhi's history, when the national capital's peak power demand has breached the 7000 MW.

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  Delhi's power demand at peak! Highest ever recorded in first week of May

  India | May 02, 2022 19:59 IST

  The national capital has been witnessing an intense heatwave, with the maximum temperature recorded at 40.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, two notches above the season's average.

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  India's peak 'power demand' touches all-time high as extreme heatwave sweeps country

  India | December 27, 2022 3:21 IST

  The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts.

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  Delhi: Heatwave conditions push power demand to 5,735 megawatt, highest ever in April month

  India | April 20, 2022 7:04 IST

  This increase in demand amounts to over 28 per cent from April 1, 2022, when the city clocked 4,469 MW power demand.

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  Delhi's peak power demand this winter likely to surpass last two years; may go upto 5,400 MW

  India | November 29, 2021 8:14 IST

  The peak winter power demand in BRPL and BYPL areas had reached 2,091 MW and 1,107 MW respectively during last winter. 

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  Delhi clocks season’s highest peak power demand of 5,985 MW

  India | June 18, 2020 20:40 IST

  The peak power demand clocked 5,985 MW at 11.12 pm on Wednesday, pipping the season's previous high of 5,899 MW recorded on June 16, the officials said, adding that the peak demand was 5,925 MW at 3.34 pm on Thursday. 

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  Delhi clocks highest peak power demand of 5,805 MW

  Business | June 16, 2020 17:58 IST

  ​Delhi's peak power demand clocked 5,805 MW on Monday night, the season's highest, surpassing the previous high of 5,591 MW recorded on June 12, power discom BSES said on Tuesday.

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  Delhi records highest-ever peak power demand at 7,241 MW

  India | July 01, 2019 18:44 IST

  Last year, the peak electricity demand in Delhi was recorded at 7,016 MW -- the highest till now.

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  Delhi's peak power demand clocks summer's highest at 6,612 MW

  India | June 03, 2019 23:00 IST

  The sizzling heat on Monday pushed the peak power demand in the national capital to 6,612 MW, the highest so far this summer, as the maximum temperature settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius, leading to a surge in the use of air conditioners and coolers.

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  Sweltering heat pushes peak power demand to 6,560MW in Delhi

  India | June 03, 2019 12:29 IST

  This was higher than the annual peak load of 2017 -- 6,526 MW on June 6, 2017.

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  Delhi struggles under intense heat, power demand crosses 6,011 MW

  India | May 30, 2019 8:32 IST

  The highest peak demand registered in the discom's area last year was 1,967 MW, said TPDDL, which supplies electricity to north and northwest parts of Delhi.

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  6,998 MW on July 9: Sweltering heat pushes peak power demand to all-time high in Delhi

  India | July 09, 2018 21:16 IST

  It had crossed the 6,000 MW mark only twice last year. 6,021 MW on May 16 and 6,001 on May 26.

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  Power demand touches highest ever at 5789 MW

  India | July 10, 2014 19:59 IST

  New Delhi: The peak power demand touched 5789 MW in the national capital today, surpassing all the previous records.The demand has picked up because of the scorching heat due to elusive rains in the month