Power demand forecast at 400GW by 2032

New Delhi: India’s peak power demand may surpass the projected 384-GW mark and even cross 400GW by 2031-32, according to Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal.

Speaking at the CII-Smart Metering Conference, the official on Tuesday said peak power demand had already reached 250 GW in May.

“The way power demand has grown in some States in the last two years, the demand will touch 384GW and may easily cross 400GW by 2031-32. For this we must have an installed (power generation) capacity of 900 GW,” Agarwal said. The government’s projection for this year’s peak power demand is 260GW, which is expected by September, according to Agarwal. With the onset of monsoon, peak power demand has been showing a downward trend.