Page 6 - Power Demand Forecast

NTPC rallies 7% in 4 days, nears 52-week high on strong growth outlook

Power demand will continue to grow from January to June owing to summer demand

Price cap to be raised to counter India's robust power demand

Unusually high temperatures for this time of year are fueling predictions that electricity demand might rise to a record this summer

Delhi's winter power demand may go up to 5,500 MW this year: Official

The national capital's peak power demand this winter can go up to a record 5,500 MW, officials said on Tuesday. The power demand peaked at 5,104 MW last year and 5,021 MW in 2020. The peak winter power demand in BRPL and BYPL discom areas reached 2,140 MW and 1,122 MW, respectively, during the last winter. This year, Delhi's peak power demand during winter can go up to 5,500 MW. It is expected to reach 2,289 MW and 1,159 MW for BRPL and BYPL respectively, a BSES spokesperson said. He said BSES discoms are geared to ensure adequate power availability for its around 47 lakh consumers (around two crore residents) during the winter months. BSES discoms will also bank surplus power with other states, which need additional power during the winter months. This banked power will be available during the summer months. BRPL will bank up to 415 MW with states like Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. BYPL is expected to bank up to 300 MW with states like Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Tami

Adani Enterprises lowest bidder in Coal India's import tender: Report

A total of 11 importers and some overseas traders had shown interest in the tender during the pre-bid meeting

Power demand has jumped by record 45,000 MW per day amid heatwave: RK Singh

India's power demand this year has jumped by a record 40,000-45,000 MW per day as an intense heat wave sweeps through northern parts of the country

India's power grid creaks under hybrid work model, intense heatwave

India has traditionally seen peak demand late in the evening when people head back home but that has shifted to mid-afternoon when temperatures are hottest, govt data shows

Power crisis: Import coal, revive stressed power plants, says Centre

The ministry of power has asked government and private sector utilities to import 19 million tonnes of coal by the end of June

Delhi's peak power demand rises to 6,194 MW, highest ever for May 1st week

The Delhi government has expressed apprehensions about supply disruptions claiming shortage of coal at thermal plants

Renewable energy comes to rescue amid rising power demand: Official

The maximum pan-India power demand met or the highest supply of electricity in a day crossed the record level of 201-GW mark on Tuesday

Maximum all-India power demand met surpasses 201 GW: Power ministry

The demand surpassed last year's maximum demand met of 200.539 GW which occurred on July 7, 2021

Peak power supply across India crosses record 201GW mark

It has surpassed last year's (record of) maximum demand met of 200.539 GW which occurred on 7th July 2021, it informed

Amid heatwave, Delhi's power demand rises to 5,735 MW, highest 1in April

The unabated heatwave pushed the power demand in Delhi to 5,735 MW, the highest ever in April, discom officials said.

Delhi met peak power demand of 7323 MW between Apr and Dec: Outcome report

Delhi has installed 897.601 MW capacity of solar power against the target of 1825 MW till December 2021

Delhi's peak power demand may surpass 8,000 MW this summer: BSES

The peak power demand in Delhi is expected to cross the 8,000 MW mark for the first time in the summer of 2022, the BSES said on Monday, asserting that its discoms are prepared to meet record demand

India's power demand expected to rise by 8-10% in FY22: HDFC Securities

India's electricity demand is now expected to rise in the range of 8-10 per cent during FY22, said HDFC Securities.

India's power demand growth slows in November, helping ease coal shortage

The number of plants having supply agreements with Coal India with inventories of three days or less fell to 31, as of Nov. 29, latest data from the federal power ministry shows

Peak power demand deficit almost wiped out in 2020-21: Union power ministry

Providing statistics, the ministry said the deficit stood at 0.4 per cent in 2020-21 compared to 16.6 per cent in 2007-08 and 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.

Coal supply debate heats up ahead of festival season power demand

Since September 1, the number of power plants with less than eight days of coal has increased to 104, from 79

India's power consumption up 1.83% at 114.49 bn units in September

India's power consumption grew 1.83 per cent in September to 114.49 billion units (BU), showing subdued recovery according to power ministry data.

Sluggish power demand may pose problem for new power plants in Bengal

As the demand for power in West Bengal is not growing as per projection, it may pose problems for the sector once under construction plants become operational, a senior official said on Wednesday