India, May 22 -- New Delhi

Delhi's power consumption continued to rise to record levels for the second consecutive day, as a consumption of 8,231 megawatts (mw) at 3.31pm on Thursday marked one of the highest demands in May. The reading fell marginally short of 8,302mw, the highest power demand in May, recorded on May 29, 2024, State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) data showed.

Power distribution companies in the Capital said they were able to meet the rising power demand without any disruption to the supply across the Capital. Delhi's power demand is expected to touch a peak of 9,000mw this summer, with power discoms making arrangements in advance.

Discoms under BSES said they successfully met the peak power demand of 3,762mw and 1,838mw ...