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Winter peak power demand crosses that of last summer
Financial Express Bengaluru
|January 16, 2026
PEAK POWER DEMAND this winter has exceeded last summer’s record high on at least two occasions, as unusually cold conditions swept across large parts of the country.
Data from GRID India show that the country’s maximum power demand met during the day rose to 245 GW on January 9 and 243 GW on January 13, surpassing the previous peak of 242 GW recorded on June 12 last year.
This story is from the January 16, 2026 edition of Financial Express Bengaluru.
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