Power demand in Punjab and northern states takes a sharp dip

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Power demand in Punjab and northern states takes a sharp dip

Bahadurjeet Singh/ Rupnagar

With widespread rain across the northern  region, the overall power demand dipped by over 20000 MW to 53000 MW from Wednesday’s demand of  73782 MW.

There was a major relief for  Punjab State Power Corporation Limited(PSPCL)  as the Punjab power demand took a sharp dip of  more than 5000 MW on Thursday.

Power demand in Punjab and northern states takes a sharp dip-Photo courtesy-Internet
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After meeting the record power demand of 14207 MW with a  record supply of 3346 lakh units the power demand  took a dive of more than 5000 MW reducing the load to less than  9000 MW.

Two thermal units at Lehra Mohabbat and three units at Rupnagar thermal plant were closed down due to less demand, while one thermal unit each at Lehra Mohabbat and   Rupnagar is running at a reduced load. Similarly, all the seven thermal units of three private generators were running at half load.

In Haryana also the power demand dipped by more than 6000 MW from Wednesday demand of 12094 MW.All the thermal units in the state  was  running at half load.

July 5,2022