New Delhi, May 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said the state had set a new national benchmark in electricity supply after successfully meeting a peak demand of 31,824 MW during severe summer conditions.

Officials said Uttar Pradesh had overtaken Maharashtra in peak demand fulfilment, with Maharashtra supplying 29,463 MW during the same period.

The record demand was fulfilled at 10:29 pm on May 24, making it the highest electricity supply achieved by any state in the country so far, according to the government.

The state said uninterrupted supply was maintained in major urban centres, tehsils, nagar panchayats, divisional headquarters and industrial areas.

UPPCL Director Distribution Gyanendra Dhar Dwivedi said, "Accordin...