LUCKNOW, May 9 -- Claiming a "historic transformation" in the power sector, Uttar Pradesh energy minister AK Sharma on Saturday said the state was rapidly emerging as the country's new energy hub with a strong focus on green and renewable energy.

Talking to media persons here, Sharma said Uttar Pradesh had become the number one state in peak power demand supply and was moving steadily towards the goal of 24x7 uninterrupted supply.

The minister said the state's thermal power generation capacity had nearly doubled from 5,160 MW in 2017 to 9,120 MW, while overall power availability had increased from 11,803 MW to 22,000 MW.

"The peak power demand which averaged around 13,000 MW during earlier governments, had risen to nearly 30,000 MW in ...