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Air conditioners to push peak power demand beyond 7,000 MW by 2026-27

The New Indian Express Kochi

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April 05, 2025

USE of air conditioners, induction cookers, and charging of electric vehicles will mainly contribute towards the state's peak electricity demand crossing 7,000 MW by 2026-27, according to a report by the Energy Management Centre (EMC)-Kerala, an agency under the state power department.

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In the just concluded fiscal, the peak demand was approximately 5,300 MW.

In the report titled 'Analysing Viability of Energy Storage Systems at the Sub-national Level', EMC has recommended that large-scale battery energy storage systems and pumped storage projects be deployed to handle the rising demand.

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