India, April 26 -- With Delhi's peak power demand expected to increase this year, power distribution companies in the Capital have drawn summer action plans to meet the anticipated surge.

Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood said that no capital investment had been made over the past 10 years to strengthen the national capital's power infrastructure.

"The government has prepared a Power System Master Plan up to 2029, to be implemented by multiple agencies. Under this plan, capital investment of Rs.17,000 crore will be made over three years through Delhi Transco Limited and discoms," he said.

According to State Load Dispatch Centre data, Delhi's peak power demand reached 8,442 Megawatt (MW) last year on June 12 and is likely to cross 9,000 ...