Tamil Nadu’s peak power demand increased 10.04% to 19,045 MW in the first half of 2023-24 from 17,306 MW in the same period last year, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
Tamil Nadu has the highest energy consumption among southern States. The State’s energy requirement increased to 64,726 million units in April-September 2023 from 59,990 million units in the comparable period last year. The State logged an all-time high peak demand of 19,387 MW on April 20 this summer. On the same day, an all-time high daily consumption of 423.785 million units was also recorded, according to data from the State Load Despatch Centre.
