Mumbai: The country witnessed the power supply of 26,000 MW records on February 8, with consumption increased in the rapid steps in the last few days, senior officials from the state power utility company MSEDCL said on Thursday.
Apart from a hot and bright afternoon in some parts of Maharashtra, an increase in power consumption is also caused by many industries, manufacturing units, and private sector companies gradually.
Many offices have continued operations while industrial power consumption also rose, experts said.
In addition, with the crowd back to shops, malls and restaurants, electricity consumption almost returned to normal in these places, they added.
MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electrical Districed Company Ltd.) on February 8 created a high distribution of all time of 23,075 MW in all countries – higher than the previous record supply of 22,339 MW in March last year.
Power Mumbai utility companies such as adani electricity, Tata Power and BEST collectively supply nearly 3,000 MW on February 8, said source.
While 7,000 MW produced by state thermal plants, 4,000 MW was supplied through renewable energy, 4,000 MW from NTPC and the rest through other sources and power exchanges.
It is the highest power distribution to the house, commercial, industrial companies, agricultural users, street lights, etc.
and we ensure there is no shedding load despite the peak request, “said MSEDCL MD Vijay Singhal.
MSEDCL, a company entity that is fully owned under state government, included in 2005 after the restructuring of the Maharashtra state electricity board, so the distribution of February 8 was a record in 17 years.
The source of Mahagenco, the state electricity generator, said the thermal power plant also rose from 5,000 MW a few months ago for more than 7,000 MW now.
Worried about Increased demand in the Mumbai Metropolitan region, the State Energy Minister Nitin Raut has in 2020 visiting the Tata Power Thermal Plant in Thrombay and the Adani Electric Office to evaluate existing power plants and requests.