India’s energy demand surges to all-time excessive; crosses 200 GW mark

Power demand within the nation touched an all-time excessive and crossed the 200 GW mark on Wednesday amid many states witnessing excessive temperatures resulting from delayed monsoon, and easing of coronavirus-related restrictions.
According to the newest energy ministry information, peak energy demand or the very best provide in a day touched an all time excessive of 200.57 GW on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, energy demand was at a file excessive of 197.07 GW.
Experts opined that prime temperatures in lots of states resulting from delayed monsoon and easing of restrictions that had been in place to curb coronavirus infections have led to a surge in energy demand today.

Last month, peak energy demand met or the very best provide in a day witnessed a progress of over 16 per cent at 191.51 GW (recorded on June 30) in comparison with 164.98 GW recorded in June 2020.
The peak energy demand was 182.45 GW in June 2019.
As per the ministry’s information, peak energy demand had touched an all-time excessive of 192.16 GW on July 5, 2021. Then, the determine had surpassed the height energy demand of 191.51 GW recorded on June 30.

“Today, All India peak demand met touched the all time highest level of 197060 MW at 11:43 hrs. Looking forward to the demand touching 200000 MW in the near future,” Power Minister R Ok Singh had stated in a tweet on Tuesday.
In January, Singh had tweeted that the facility demand and provide surged to a brand new excessive of 1,88,452 MW at 9:42 am on January 28. “The rate at which we are going, we shall cross 2,00,000 MW very soon”.