New Delhi, May 27 -- Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday said that the power cuts people faced last summer were due to system issues.

He said that since then, the Delhi government has been working to upgrade the electricity setup, and because of these measures, the city has avoided major blackouts this year even amid intense summer heat.

To further strengthen the electricity network, the government has prepared a detailed Power Master Plan, he said.

Sood added that the impact of these upgrades is already visible. While Delhi's peak power demand of 8,600 megawatts was recorded in late June last year, the city met the same demand much earlier this year, in the month of May.

The Minister admitted there is still room for improve...