With multiple tripping, power demand peaks at 89.62 GW on Tuesday in north India

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ June 19,2024

Northern India has been experiencing high power demand conditions due to a scorching  heatwave  and the highest ever peak demand of 89.62 GW in the Northern Region was successfully met on 18 June 2024, as per Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC). Over the last one month, the northern region has been witnessing a record demand due to the prevailing heat conditions.

In Punjab it met maximum demand of season of 15930 MW, Delhi also met maximum demand of season at 8667 MW. The maximum demand of the day in other states was   Rajasthan 117689 MW, Haryana  13373 MW, and UP 28752 MW.

It may be mentioned that the multiple tripping occurred after power demand in the northern region peaked at an unprecedented 89.41 GW on Monday , due to tripping of bipoles of Kurukshetra –Champa 800 KV HVDC line  which was carrying 4500 MW from western region to northern region. To meet the maximum demand of the states, NRLDC is importing 25 to 30 percent of power requirements from neighbouring  regions.

All the power utilities have been advised to maintain a state of high alert and minimise forced outage of equipment. Hydro power plants have been advised to run maximum load during peak evening hours instead of day time. All generating companies have been advised to keep their plants in healthy condition to ensure full capacity availability for optimal operation of various generation sources.