India's peak power demand hits record high for 2nd time in 2 days amid heatwave

India's peak power demand reached an all-time high of 256.11 GW on Saturday (April 25), hitting the record high for the second time in two days amid an intense heatwave. The peak power demand had recorded a high of 252.07 GW on Friday (April 24). The power ministry has projected peak power demand of 270 GW for this year's summer.