Page 9 - Power Demand Forecast

Power demand remains higher in 1st week, crosses record peak of Feb'20

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

Power demand touches all-time high of 185.82 GW, says Secretary S N Sahai

All-India power demand on Wednesday morning touched a record high of 185.82 gigawatts (GW)

Peak power demand expected to touch record 5,400 MW this winter in Delhi

The peak power demand of Delhi in the last winter season was 5,343 MW on January 1, 2020

The case for coupling of power exchanges

A single market-clearing price will not kill competition

Access to energy must be affordable and reliable, says PM Narendra Modi

He said India wanted to encourage domestic gas production and as part of natural gas marketing reforms, market price discovery was allowed

India will drive the global energy demand, says PM Narendra Modi

India, he said, was on track to meet its COP21 commitment of raising electricity generation from renewable energy sources to 175 gigawatts by 2022

Power consumption up 11.45% in October driven by industrial activity

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 declines further by 5.65% in first fortnight of August

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

Power consumption slump drops to 2.64% in July; may hit normal level in Aug

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

Green Shoots: Power demand recovers, but commercial use still below par

The fourth of the five-part series looks at how demand is returning to near normal levels

Power demand falls to 2.6% in July; experts hope normal levels by August

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

Why smart meters are imperative for discoms

The Covid-19 crisis is also an opportunity for accelerating the rollout and adoption of smart metering

Power demand slump narrows marginally to 9.76% in third week of Jun

The slump in power demand in the first week of the June was recorded at 19.7 per cent. However, the decline so far is still higher than 8.8 per cent recorded in May.

Cool weather widens power demand slump to 19.7% in first week of June

The peak power demand met in May stood at 166.42 GW (recorded on May 26), which was 8.82 per cent less than 182.55 GW in the same month a year earlier

It's back to business for industry, but not quite 'business as usual' yet

From high-end cars and mobiles to steel and cement, demand is rising

RInfra's regulatory assets could impact sale of Delhi power business

There has been no tariff hike in the last four years and experts believe that the status quo is likely to prevail in the near future

Lockdown impact: Dip in electricity demand hits coal-fired power generation

During 2019-20, the average Plant Load Factor (PLF) tumbled to 55.5 per cent owing to a decline in power demand and increasing traction from renewable power sources

Global energy demand will fall 6% in 2020: International Energy Agency

The decline is equivalent to losing the entire energy demand of India, the world's third-largest energy consumer

Even after partial easing of Covid-19 lockdown, power demand declines 25%

On a weekly basis, electricity generation is down 3% in the last week of April

Covid-19 outbreak: For big electrical players, lockdown only a blip

Most of the firms that are dependent on government contracts are looking at a dry pipeline in the near term.