LUCKNOW, Aug. 20 -- With Uttar Pradesh reeling under dry spell and high humidity, electricity demand in the state has again once shot up, touching the 30,000 MW mark which is already close to the highest peak demand recorded last year.

While the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) claims it is meeting the full demand without resorting to any additional rostering, complaints of loadshedding triggered by local faults keep on coming.

As per the official data available on the UP State Load Dispatch Centre (UPSLDC), the peak demand recorded on Monday night stood at 29,946 MW. The peak came at 10.39 pm. A day earlier on Sunday night, it was 28,769 MW at 10 PM.

"Since the pause of monsoon a few days ago, the demand for power has been increasing ...