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Summer blues: Single-day power usage crosses 400 MW a week early

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March 12, 2025

AS temperatures rose in the state since late February, the total power consumption in a single day has already touched 400 million units on March 7 this year, which is more than a week earlier than last summer.

- S GURUVANMIKANATHAN @ Chennai

Tamil Nadu's consumption on March 7, 2025 was 406.24 MUs. In contrast, the state reached the 400 MU mark last year on March 15, when the consumption was 417.98 MUs.

With the state already crossing the 400 MU mark twice this year, the state's power utilities are gearing up for tackling record high demands for more number of days this summer.

In 2024, the highest daily consumption was 454.320 MUs on May 2, 2024, which was also the highest-ever. This year, the state is expected to surpass this mark latest by mid-April, officials said.

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