Tamil Nadu’s peak power demand was 18,007 MW in August 2023, up by about 9.72% from 16,411 MW in August 2022, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
Tamil Nadu has the highest energy consumption among the southern States. It saw an all-time high peak demand of 19,387 MW on April 20. On the same day, an all-time high daily consumption of 423.785 million units was recorded.