Delhi peak power demand clocked 5,464 MW, seasons’ highest and expected to touch a record high of 7500 MW in July.
A senior BSES official said that power demand recorded 5,464 MW on Tuesday which is marginally more than the peak power demand (5236 MW) recorded on May 26 last year.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) successfully met the peak power demand of 1556 MW on Tuesday Night, the hottest day in 18 years without any network constraint and power outage as Delhi touched season’s high of 5464 MW amidst the ongoing heat wave.
Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO of Tata Power-DDL “We witnessed the hottest day since 2002 on Tuesday in Delhi. This has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the power demand as more and more consumers switched on their air conditioners. However, we were successful in meeting the peak demand without any constraints,” he said.
“Adequate arrangements of power of up to 2500 MW along with contingency plan, through long-term tie-ups, bilateral imports & power banking arrangements with other states and assure our consumers 24x7 power supply this harsh summer season,” he said.
Meanwhile, a BSES official said that on their part, BRPL and BYPL successfully met the peak power demand of 2542 MW and 1174 MW respectively. Last year, peak power demand had clocked 7409 MW in the National Capital.
“Being in essential services, BSES is always geared-upto ensure quality and reliable power supply to its consumers. We are closely watching the evolving Corona Virus situation in the national Capital and taking all appropriate measures to ensure reliable power supply to our consumers without compromising the safety of our employees,” he said.
The official further said that arrangements have been firmed up by BSES discoms to source adequate electricity to meet the power demand of over 44 lakhs consumers. These arrangements include long term PPAs and banking arrangements with other states. In case of unforeseen contingencies because of low generation and outages in power plants, the discoms will purchase short-term power from the exchange.
