The peak power demand in India for August 2024 reached 2,49,856 MW, with 2,49,854 MW being met, a marginal shortfall of 2 MW. Many states were able to meet their peak power demand in full. Delhi had a peak demand of 8,656 MW, which was fully met, and Maharashtra similarly met its demand of 28,924 MW.
In certain regions, small deficits were observed. For example, UT of J&K and Ladakh had a peak demand of 2,924 MW, with 2,924 MW being met, and Kerala had a shortfall of 274 MW from its peak demand of 5,904 MW, meeting 5,631 MW(PSPAugust2024Peak). Similarly, Uttarakhand faced a minor deficit of 30 MW from its peak demand of 2,863 MW.
Across the Northern Region, peak demand reached 91,592 MW, and 90,747 MW was met, with a shortfall of 845 MW. The Western Region showed no deficit, meeting its full demand of 74,933 MW. In the Eastern Region, 31,488 MW of peak demand was recorded, and 31,399 MW was supplied, showing a marginal deficit of 89 MW. In the Southern Region, peak demand was 67,086 MW, with 66,986 MW supplied, leaving a deficit of 100 MW.
India’s energy requirement from April to August 2024 was 7,46,402 million units (MU), while the energy supplied was 7,45,297 MU, resulting in a shortfall of 1,105 MU or approximately 0.1% of the total energy requirement.
Several states, including Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Punjab, were able to fully meet their energy requirements during this period. For example, Delhi had an energy requirement of 19,912 MU, which was fully supplied. Punjab also met its energy requirement of 40,050 MU.
In states like Uttar Pradesh, which had an energy requirement of 82,549 MU, there was a shortfall of 292 MU, with 82,257 MU supplied. Rajasthan had an energy requirement of 46,442 MU, but only 46,156 MU was supplied, resulting in a deficit of 286 MU.
In the Northern Region, the total energy requirement for the period was 2,46,972 MU, and 2,46,268 MU was supplied, showing a shortfall of 704 MU. The Western Region had an energy requirement of 2,19,098 MU, of which 2,18,993 MU was supplied, leaving a deficit of 105 MU.