State-run power giant NTPC on Monday said that it has geared up to meet rising power demand and recorded electricity generation growth of 23 per cent over the previous year. The country is witnessing a sharp increase in power demand and NTPC is making all efforts for meeting demand as per the grid requirement, it statement said. NTPC has geared up to meet the increasing demand and the generation from NTPC group stations has registered a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year, it stated. Under flexible utilisation of coal policy, NTPC is arranging coal at the stations where the stock position is critical. Further, it said that it is continuously coordinating with Coal India and Railways for augmenting coal supply at critical stations and diverting rakes wherever required. It is also augmenting 2.7 Lakh MT import coal left out from the contracts placed earlier. Darlipalli Unit 2 (800 MW) was put in operation, and commercial operation of the unit is being done with effect
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It has also estimated power generation capacity addition at 17- 18 GW for the ongoing fiscal year.
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Many states have been witnessing high temperatures due to delayed monsoon
Delhi's power demand has started rising under the combined influence of unlocking of the city and weather conditions, crossing over 5,000 MW mark in a night for the first time this summer
Power consumption in the country grew nearly 45 per cent in the first half of April to 60.62 billion units over the corresponding period a year ago
Monthly demand has, nonetheless, shown considerable improvement over peak lockdown months, mostly on the back of thermal power
In a situation without Covid-19, India was envisioned to have a strong power demand in the coming decade
India's peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day has remained higher in the first week of February till Friday and surpassed the record high supply of 176.38 GW for February last year
All-India power demand on Wednesday morning touched a record high of 185.82 gigawatts (GW)
The peak power demand of Delhi in the last winter season was 5,343 MW on January 1, 2020
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The extrapolation of half-month data gives sufficient indication that power consumption may witness year-on-year double digit growth this month
Peak power demand met, which is the highest energy supply during a day across the country, was at 167.49 GW in the first fortnight of August
The latest data of the power ministry shows that power consumption has improved after government started giving relaxations for economic activities and onset of summers
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According to power ministry data, peak power demand met was recorded at 170.54 GW on July 2, which is just 2.61 per cent lower than 175.12 GW in July 2019