Delhi's peak load surges to 7,401 MW — AI, green power keep the grid stable
BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd
(BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) successfully met peak demands of 3,285 MW and 1,559 MW respectively in their areas.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd
(Tata Power-DDL) met a peak demand of 2,178 MW, the highest for the season so far.
In BRPL's areas of South and West Delhi, the peak power demand during summer 2024 stood at 3,809 MW and is projected to reach around 4,050 MW in summer 2025. In BYPL's jurisdiction of East and Central Delhi, the peak power demand reached 1,882 MW last summer and is expected to touch around 1,900 MW this year.
BSES discoms, which supply electricity to over 50 lakh consumers across South, West, East, and Central Delhi, said they have tied up long-term power purchase agreements and banking arrangements with other states to meet the rising power demand. Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models have been deployed to enhance demand forecasting accuracy.
More than 2,100 MW of
green power
is expected to support power supply in BSES areas during the peak summer months.
According to the discoms, the network has been strengthened through preventive and predictive maintenance. Measures include thermal scanning, partial discharge measurements, and transformer health assessments. Online load monitoring systems are in place to track power transformer and 11 kV feeder load conditions.
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