New Delhi, April 4 -- Peak power demand in summer is expected to cross 9,200MW this year, Delhi power minister Ashish Sood said on Thursday, and sought to assure the public that the state government was prepared to meet the peak demand and provide "24-hour uninterrupted supply".

Sood also dismissed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders' claims of power outages across the Capital as "misinformation and lies".

"Delhi's peak power demand reached 8,600MW last year, and this summer, it is expected to touch 9,200MW. The government is fully prepared, actively working on load balancing, setting up a control centre, and reviewing power purchase agreements to meet any peak demand," Sood said.

Earlier in the day, the AAP held a protest against outages in...