In July 2024, India’s energy requirement was 150,207 MU, and the energy supplied was 149,852 MU, resulting in a deficit of 355 MU. The Northern Region had the highest energy requirement at 54,849 MU, with a supply of 54,580 MU, leading to a shortfall of 269 MU. The Western Region required 41,066 MU and supplied 41,036 MU, facing a deficit of 30 MU. The Southern Region’s requirement was 33,352 MU, and it met almost all of it, supplying 33,346 MU.
India’s peak power demand in July 2024 was 227,479 MW, with the peak met being 226,630 MW, indicating a gap of 849 MW. The Northern Region had the highest peak demand at 87,468 MW, with a peak met of 87,320 MW, resulting in a deficit of 148 MW. The Western Region saw a peak demand of 61,998 MW, which was fully met.
As of July 31, 2024, 300 MW of power from the Western Region’s unallocated pool and 200 MW from the Southern Region’s unallocated pool were allocated to Rajasthan from July 11 to September 30, 2024. Punjab received 200 MW from the Southern Region’s unallocated power from July 16 to September 15, 2024. Bihar was allocated 302.36 MW from Farakka-I & II STPS for a year starting July 1, 2024.