Power price surges as heatwave triggers near-record demand
Mint Mumbai|April 20, 2023
Power prices on the exchange have been hitting the ceiling of ₹10 per kWh (kilowatt hour) in the past 10 days due to near-record power demand fuelled by soaring temperatures.
Rituraj Baruah
Power price surges as heatwave triggers near-record demand

Daily peak demand has been largely above 200 GW in April and on Monday, touched 215.882 GW, according to the Grid Controller of India. The highest demand so far is 216 GW, recorded last year, according data from the power ministry. The anticipated record demand this year is 229 GW.

The rise in demand has lifted the average weighted price in the Day Ahead Market on the exchange to above 7 per kWh from 6 around 10 days ago and 4 in the first week of April.

この記事は Mint Mumbai の April 20, 2023 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Mint Mumbai の April 20, 2023 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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