Demand for power remains hot as chill sets in, touches record summer highs

India's national average peak power demand crossed has crossed 200 Gw

As temperatures dip across North India, including in the national capital, which saw its coldest night of the season on Wednesday (January 4-5), heaters, geysers and blowers are running full force. Thanks to a back-to-normal year-end holiday and party season after a gap of two years, the country’s winter electricity demand has shot up to the summer months’ record high of 200 gigawatt (Gw).  

India's national average peak demand crossed the 200 Gw-mark in the last week of December 2022 and the record high streak continues into 2023. This was a sizable jump of 15 per cent from an average