New Delhi, April 9 -- Power demand in Delhi touched 5090 megawatts (MW) at 12:31 PM on Wednesday, the highest so far this season, officials said. The demand is expected to rise further later in the day.

The all-time highest power demand in the city was 8656 MW, recorded in June 2024. This summer, the peak load in Delhi is projected to reach 9000 MW this season.

On Tuesday, the power demand was recorded at 5029 megawatts (MW) at 3:30 pm.

This increase in demand is due to the rising heat and increased use of cooling appliances.

Along with rising electricity use, the weather in Delhi is also getting warmer. The minimum temperature recorded today was 25.6degC, which is 5.6 degrees above normal.

As per India Meteorological Department (IMD...