Delhi's peak electricity demand hit 'all-time' high on Jun 8: CSE

Delhi's peak electricity demand hit an "all-time high" of 6,934 MW this summer in June, which was 6.25 per cent higher than last year, a city-based green body today claimed.

The peak electricity demand was recorded at 3:28 pm on June 8.

The demand was 6,526 MW on June 6, 2017, according to a new analysis of Delhi's electricity demand this summer done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which was released today.

"Delhi has crossed the 2017 record four times since June 1, and this is not the hottest day of the season so far... Delhi's peak demand has been consistently higher than that of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai taken together during this time of the year," it said.

In a statement, the CSE also recommended to the Delhi government to "introduce mandatory energy audit and effective pricing for consumption-based energy billing to improve operational efficiency of all buildings".

It also suggested it to make obligatory for all buildings to disclose publicly the data on annual energy usage along with the built-up area, the statement said.

The CSE also recommended the city government to "implement post-construction performance, accountability and transparency to ensure that the buildings remain high-performing, and introduce penalty for high and over consumption".

Releasing the analysis, Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director, research and advocacy, CSE, said, "Without any pricing or energy efficiency measures to reduce the demand for electricity or substantial substitution with renewable energy, environmental and economic costs can escalate significantly."