India’s peak power demand hits all-time high for 3rd straight day

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• NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high for the third straight day on Wednesday, with electricity requirement touching 265.4 GW amid intensive use of ACs and cooling appliances due to scorching heat across the country.The peak electricity demand was recorded at 257.5 GW on Monday, which was eclipsed on Tuesday with a new record requirement of 260.5 GW.
• As per the Power Portal, the peak demand of 265.4 GW was achieved at 3.45 pm on Wednesday, with thermal energy providing the baseload power of 166 GW and solar energy contributing 58 GW.With heatwave conditions continuing relentlessly in north, northwest and central India, power ministry officials and industry experts said the demand may rise further in the coming days with increased use of ACs by the domestic as well as commercial sectors.
• While govt has projected the peak power demand to reach 271 GW this summer, officials said...