Delhi's power demand clock season's highest at 5462 MW

ANI April 9, 2025 130 views

Delhi is experiencing an unprecedented surge in power consumption, with the peak demand touching 5462 MW in early April. The city's electricity infrastructure is preparing for a potential 9000 MW peak during the upcoming summer months. BSES discoms are employing advanced technologies like AI and ML to predict and manage power requirements effectively. These strategic preparations include leveraging green energy sources and implementing sophisticated network monitoring systems to ensure reliable electricity supply.

"BSES discoms are geared up to ensure a reliable power supply" - BSES Official
New Delhi, April 9: The peak power demand in Delhi touched 5462 megawatts at 3:27 pm on Wednesday, the highest ever in the first nine days of April, officials said.

Key Points

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Delhi's power demand reaches historic 5462 MW milestone this April

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Summer peak projected to hit 9000 MW for first time

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BSES implements advanced AI and ML for power prediction

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Green power sources play crucial role in summer supply

The city's all-time highest power demand was 8656 MW, recorded in June 2024. This summer, the peak load in Delhi is projected to reach 9000 MW.

According to the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), yesterday, Delhi's peak power demand was 5029 MW. On their part, BSES discom's successfully met the peak power demand in their respective areas.

Delhi is on the cusp of another historic power milestone. According to SLDC, after clocking a record power demand of 8656 MW in 2024, Delhi's peak power demand during the summers of 2025 may clock 9000 MW for the first time.

Peak power demand in BRPL's area of South and West Delhi, which clocked 3809 MW during the summers of 2024, is expected to reach around 4050 MW during the summers of 2025. On the other hand, in BYPL's area of East and Central Delhi, the peak power demand, which reached 1882 MW during the summers of 2024, is expected to touch around 1900 MW this year.

BSES discoms are geared up to ensure a reliable power supply to meet the power demand of more than 50 lakh consumers and 2 crore residents in South, West, East, and Central Delhi. These arrangements include long-term PPAs and banking arrangements with other states and the deployment of the latest technologies, such as AI and ML, for accurately predicting power demand, which is critical for ensuring a reliable power supply.

BSES has made power banking arrangements with many states, from where the discoms will get upto 500 MW of power during the summer months.

Over 2100 MW of Green power will play an important role in ensuring reliable power during the summer months in the BSES area. This includes around 888 MW of solar power from SECI, 500 MW of wind power, and 40 MW from Waste-to-Energy. BSES efforts in ensuring reliable power are also being helped by 160 MW+ of solar installed on rooftops in South, West, East and Central Delhi.

During the year, BSES discoms have strengthened the network and undertaken several unique measures to ensure reliable power supply during the summer months. Apart from preventive maintenance, BSES has also done extensive predictive checks to identify hot-spots or to pre-determine potential faults and to take remedial measures. This is done through thermal scanning, partial discharge measurement, and health assessment of power and distribution transformers. An online load monitoring system is also in place for tracking the power transformers & 11kV feeder load, especially during the summers.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Wow, 5462 MW is insane! 😳 I remember just a few years ago we were struggling with much lower demands. The infrastructure upgrades seem to be paying off. Hope they can handle the projected 9000 MW though - that's a huge jump!
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Priya M.
Interesting to see how much green power is being utilized (2100 MW!). Solar panels on rooftops are such a smart move. More buildings should adopt this - it's a win-win for everyone.
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Amit S.
While the numbers are impressive, I'm concerned about the reliability. Last summer we had several outages in East Delhi. Hope these "predictive checks" actually prevent disruptions this time.
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Sunita R.
The use of AI for demand prediction is fascinating! Technology is changing everything. Makes me wonder what other smart solutions they could implement to make our power grid more efficient.
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Vikram J.
Good to see proactive measures being taken before summer peaks. The thermal scanning and preventive maintenance should help. Fingers crossed for a smooth season 🤞
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Neha P.
I appreciate the transparency in sharing these numbers and plans. It's reassuring to know they're preparing for the increased demand rather than just reacting to crises.

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