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Amid soaring temperatures, India successfully meets record peak power demand of 260.45 GW

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:46:00 +0000

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Amidst rising power demand with soaring temperatures across the country, India was able to meet a peak power demand of 260.45 gigawatts during solar hours at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the Union Power Ministry informed on Tuesday (May 19, 2026).

The latest feat surpassed the previous peak of 257.37 gigawatts which was scaled Monday (May 18, 2026).

According to data from the ministry, thermal accounted for 61.5% of the power generated at the peak hour, solar 22%, wind 6.7%, hydro 5.3% and nuclear 2.7%.

Referring to the peak power demand met on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the Power Ministry held, “This capacity to deliver on rising power demand is not a story of overnight transformation but one of sustained focus on generation, transmission and distribution over the past few years.”

As on May this year, India has an installed capacity of more than 538 gigawatts.

Of this, the installed renewable sources-based capacity is 283.46 GW inclusive of 150.26 GW solar, 56.09 GW wind, 11.75 bioenergy, 5.17 small hydro and 51.41 GW large hydro.

Nuclear power accounts for the remainder 8.78 GW of the installed capacity from non-renewable sources.

Published – May 20, 2026 02:16 am IST

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Amid soaring temperatures, India successfully meets record peak power demand of 260.45 GW

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:46:00 +0000

Representative image.
| Photo Credit: The Hindu

The latest feat surpassed the previous peak of 257.37 gigawatts which was scaled Monday (May 18, 2026).

According to data from the ministry, thermal accounted for 61.5% of the power generated at the peak hour, solar 22%, wind 6.7%, hydro 5.3% and nuclear 2.7%.

As on May this year, India has an installed capacity of more than 538 gigawatts.

Of this, the installed renewable sources-based capacity is 283.46 GW inclusive of 150.26 GW solar, 56.09 GW wind, 11.75 bioenergy, 5.17 small hydro and 51.41 GW large hydro.

Nuclear power accounts for the remainder 8.78 GW of the installed capacity from non-renewable sources.

Published – May 20, 2026 02:16 am IST

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India’s power consumption grows by over 16% to 151.66 billion units in August

admin — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:38:15 +0000

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The country’s power consumption grew by over 16% to 151.66 billion units in August this year compared to that of the same month last year mainly due to increase usage of cooling appliances during sultry weather.

In the year-ago period, power consumption stood at 130.39 billion units (BU), higher than 127.88 BU in August 2021, according to the government data.

The peak power demand met, which is the highest supply in a day, rose to 236.59 GW in August 2023. The peak power supply stood at 195.22 GW in August 2022 and 196.27 GW in August 2021.

The Power Ministry had estimated the country’s electricity demand to touch 229 GW during the summer season. The demand did not reach the projected level in April-July this year due to unseasonal rains. The peak supply, however, touched a new high of 223.29 GW in June and remained at 208.95 GW in July.

Industry experts said that power consumption was affected in March, April, May and June this year due to widespread rains in the country.

They are of the view that power consumption as well as demand grew in the month of August mainly due to high humid weather conditions and also perk up in industrial activities ahead of festival season.

The peak power supply touched a new high of 236.59 GW in August and reached the record level of 239.97 GW on September 1, 2023.

However, the highest power supply in a day came down slightly to 238.62 GW on Saturday and 223.12GW on Sunday as many establishments remained close on the weekend.

Experts are of the view that power consumption and demand would be steady in coming months.

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