Peak power demand in the country dipped over 26 per cent to 120.31 gigawatts (GW) on Thursday as compared to 163.72 GW on March 20, showing impact of a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to sources.
In actual terms, the peak power demand met has come down by about 43 GW since last Friday.
The peak demand met was down mainly due to lower demand from industry and state power distribution companies (discoms) across the country due to the lockdown.
An industry source said, "The peak demand met was 163.72 GW on March 20, which came down to 161.74 GW on March 21. This dropped sharply to 135.20 GW on March 22 due a call for 'Janata Curfew' by Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)."
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