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Power demand at 7,265 MW soars to highest this summer so far
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 20May2025
The peak power demand of Delhi at 7,265 MW on Monday was the highest for the May 1-19 period in the past five years, discom officials said.
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NEW DELHI:
State Load Dispatch Centre Delhi realtime data recorded Delhi's power demand at 7,265 MW at 3.29 pm.
The peak power demand of Delhi for the May 1-19 period was 7164 MW in 2024, 5518 MW in 2023, and 7070 MW in 2022, officials said.
The BSES discoms BRPL and BYPL met the peak power demand of 3227 MW and 1596 MW, respectively, in their areas, said a spokesperson of the company.
This story is from the New Delhi 20May2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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