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Peak power demand hits new record

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Power consumption rose 6.6% y-o-y to 108.8 BUs in May, but was still lower than 120 BUs consumed in May 2019 when there was no impact of the coronavirus.Energy consumption rose 6.6% y-o-y to 108.8 BUs in Could, however was nonetheless decrease than 120 BUs consumed in Could 2019 when there was no influence of the coronavirus.

Peak energy demand within the nation touched 1,97,060 mega-watt (MW) on Tuesday, an all-time excessive, Union energy minister RK Singh tweeted. Peak demand displays the best energy requirement degree reached at a specific second.

“Wanting ahead to the demand touching 2,00,000 MW within the close to future,” Singh added. Increased energy demand indicators a spurt in industrial and industrial actions with companies regularly resuming operations after the lifting of lockdown curbs in latest months.

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The rise in demand is nice information for gencos, as thermal vegetation had been working at solely 54% utilisation degree in Could owing to decrease consumption. Every day provide had touched an all-time excessive of 4,303 million items (MUs) on June 29, surpassing the final recorded peak met at 4,161 MUs on April 8.

The put in energy technology capability of three,83,373 MW within the nation is sort of twice the height demand degree, implying that almost all energy vegetation are working on the low PLF.

The PLF of thermal vegetation fell to 48% in Could 2020. Energy consumption rose 6.6% y-o-y to 108.8 BUs in Could, however was nonetheless decrease than 120 BUs consumed in Could 2019 when there was no influence of the coronavirus.

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