New Delhi, April 2 -- India's peak power demand is expected to touch 345 gigawatt (GW) in Financial Year (FY) 2029-30 and 388 GW in FY 2031-32, the Ministry of Power stated in a reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 2.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Shripad Naik, also listed measures taken by the government to meet electricity demand, keeping in view "peak demand levels recorded during the recent summer season."

Notably, India had witnessed an all-time maximum demand of 250 GW in FY 2024-25.

Naik wrote in his reply, "As per midterm review of 20th Electric Power Survey (EPS), the peak electricity demand and energy requirement for FY 2029-30 is anticipated to be 345 GW and 2388 BU respectively and for FY 2031-32, the pea...