Energy consumption reaches new high, clocks 261 MU on Friday
The Hindu
As expected, the consumption of energy in the State is on a steady increase along with the rising mercury level and it has clocked a record 260.98 million units (MU) on Friday with the agriculture and domestic sectors pulling up the demand.
The day also witnessed the highest ever peak load of power on the transmission system in the State when it touched 13,452 megawatt at 8.31 a.m. on Friday, surpassing the previous peak load of 13,252 MW recorded on January 30. The previous highest energy consumption was recorded on March 18 last year, when it clocked at 256.18 MU. On February 25 (Thursday) the consumption came close to the previous record but remained at 256.04 MU.
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