India’s peak power demand hits 271 GW, breaks record for fourth straight day

New Delhi: India's 'peak power demand met' on Thursday was within touching distance of the projected level of 271 GW for May, a jump of nearly 5 GW in a single day, as citizens run their fans and air conditioners in the day and at nights to beat the searing heat.

The peak power demand in solar hours reached 270.82 GW and was successfully met, the power ministry posted on X.

This is the fourth consecutive day of peak demand breaking records.


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The maximum peak demand of 283 GW is estimated for June.

The ministry will look at the trend of Thursday's non-solar hour peak demand and Friday's peak demand to see if there is a need to recalibrate the estimates, a government official told ET.

Thursday's peak demand was met by thermal power contributing 62.8%, solar 22%, wind 5%, hydro 5.8%, and the rest from other sources.

The availability of coal at the thermal power plants is adequate and the supplies are being effectively monitored, the ministry said on X

Peak demand in the solar hours has been met without constraints so far in the week.