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New Delhi. Most parts of India are experiencing intense heat. To avoid the heat, people are resorting to fans, coolers, ACs and fridges, due to which there is a record demand for electricity. This is the reason why for the first time on May 30, 2024, there was a record maximum demand of 250 GW of electricity in the country's power sector and India has successfully accomplished this.
Let us tell you that a day before this, i.e. on May 29, the demand for electricity had reached the highest level of 234.3 GW. This reflects the combined effect of increased load due to summer season and increasing industrial and residential power consumption. The special thing is that despite such a huge demand, it did not cause any problem in the country's transmission network and no report of power cut was also registered.
Preparing for peak demand of 258 GW
Support from renewable energy sources, especially solar power during solar hours and wind power during non-solar hours, was also very important in meeting this demand. The institutions that oversee and direct electricity are now preparing for a peak demand of 258 gigawatts in the coming months.
In 2012, the grid collapsed due to the huge demand for electricity
It is worth noting that on 30-31 July 2012, there was a similar huge demand for electricity, due to which India had to face the world's biggest power cut. At that time, the northern and eastern grids collapsed due to overload. The result was that 620 million people in the country were plunged into darkness for more than 13 hours.
India's transmission network strengthened
Measures taken since 2012 have transformed India's transmission network into the world's largest integrated grid. A robust transmission network allows operator GRID-India to distribute electricity across the country by balancing thermal, nuclear, hydro, solar and wind power and by shifting loads.
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