As Delhi’s Mungeshpur recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees celsius on Wednesday, the power demand in the capital city also peaked to an all-time high of 8,302 MW.
This is the first time in the history of the national capital that its power demand has crossed the 8,300-MW mark. As per officials, the power distribution companies had estimated the power demand to peak at 8,200 MW this summer.
According to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi, the peak power demand of the city was 8,302 MW at 15:36:32 hours.
On Tuesday, the weather station in the northwest Delhi locality recorded 49.9 degrees Celsius.
A day later, the temperature rose further with the weather station recording a maximum temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius at 4.14 pm, according to the website.
An IMD official told PTI, this is the highest ever maximum temperature recorded so far in Delhi
Amidst the extreme temperatures, IMD scientist, Dr Naresh Kumar said, “Yesterday, there were extreme temperatures. Heatwave to severe heatwave situation is prevailing in many states. Today, these extreme temperatures will persist.”
The weather agency official further said that a red alert has been issued in western Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP and MP. “The severity of the heatwave will decrease from tomorrow onwards,” he added.
(with PTI inputs)
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