(PTI)
Plummeting temperatures in the city have seen the winter power demand surpassing that of the corresponding period last year, discom officials said. Delhi’s early winter is getting reflected in the city’s power demand. The peak power demand in November 2020 surpassed the peak power demand of November 2019, said a BSES discom official.
“Delhi’s peak power demand in November this year was 3678 MW (November 20) as compared to last November’s peak power demand of 3631 MW (November 15). Also, it surpassed the power demand of November 2019 on 15 corresponding days,” he said.
In the first five days of December also, Delhi’s peak power demand has been more than the peak power demand of December 2019 on three corresponding days. A similar pattern was witnessed in October too, officials said.