Heatwave Boosts India’s Power Demand to Record High

As expected, India’s power demand hit a new record high as early summer heat waves pushed electricity consumption for cooling past previous highs. In two consecutive days this weekend, India saw its peak power demand jump to 256 gigawatts (GW) on Saturday, beating the 252 GW record set the day prior, as intense heat waves marked the start of Indian peak electricity demand season, per official government data cited by Bloomberg. The records set on Friday and Saturday beat the previous record-high demand of 250 GW from May 2024. While soaring…