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India’s power peak hits 270.8 GW, evening supply gap 3,045 MW
India's evening power supply gap in June 2026 widened to 3,045 MW, the highest in three months, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. Peak demand hit a record 270.8 GW in…
The Story in Brief
India's evening power supply gap in June 2026 widened to 3,045 MW, the highest in three months, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. Peak demand hit a record 270.8 GW in May, a 12% rise from last year, said minister of state for power Shripad Naik. The shortfall was 1,225 MW in April and 1,326 MW in May before jumping in June.
The northern region accounted for the bulk of the June gap: 2,650 MW. Bihar, Maharashtra, and Punjab all saw supply fall short of evening demand. The government attributed the gap to constraints in state transmission and distribution networks, not a lack of generation capacity. Installed capacity now stands at 548.86 GW. Thermal power's share fell from 72.71% in April to 68.39% in June, while renewables rose to 28.11%.
The Indian Opinion
The government says India has enough power, but the evening gap tells a different story. Blaming El Nino is one-sided: the real culprit is creaky state transmission networks. Bihar and Maharashtra saw big shortfalls even as thermal plants ran at 68% in June. The promised battery storage, 39.88 GW by 2030, is years away. Will next summer see the gap widen further, or can states fix their lines before the heat returns?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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