India’s peak energy demand touches an all-time excessive of two,07,111 MW

By IANS

NEW DELHI: Amid a extreme heatwave sweeping throughout India, the height energy demand within the nation touched an all-time excessive of 207,111 MW on Friday, the Ministry of Power mentioned.

“The maximum All India demand met touched 207111 MW at 14:50hrs today, an all-time high so far!,” the ministry tweeted.

Power demand has been on the rise ever because the onset of the summer season season this yr. The energy demand met this month as much as April 28 elevated by 12.1 per cent to 204.653 GW from 182.559 GW throughout similar interval earlier yr, the ministry mentioned.

The most all-India demand met on Thursday was 204,653 MW.

Meanwhile, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain mentioned on Friday that there’s a extreme coal disaster throughout the nation and plenty of energy crops have simply in the future’s coal shares left.

Raising the alarm over the continuing coal disaster, Jain mentioned, “No (power) backup (is there)… (the) coal backup should be for over 21 days, but at many power plants, less than a day’s (stock) is left.”

He added, “If electricity is being produced, and we keep getting it, there’s no issue. But if the power plant shuts down, it will be problematic (in Delhi)… There’s a coal shortage in the country.”

However, the NTPC later issued an announcement that learn: “All six units of Dadri and five units of Unchahar are running at full capacity and receiving regular coal supplies. Present stock is 140,000 MT and 95,000 MT, respectively, and import coal supplies are also in pipeline.”

It added: “Currently, Unchahar and Dadri stations are declaring more than 100 per cent rated capacity to the grid. All their units are running at full load except Unchahar Unit#1, which is under annual planned overhaul.”