Commodities
Rising Heat in India Raises Alarm on Another Energy Crunch
- Electricity demand forecast to surpass current record in April
- Rajasthan is already implementing power rationing: minister
High temperatures prompted the India Meteorological Department to advise farmers to check crops for signs of heat stress.
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High temperatures across parts of India have pushed electricity demand to near-record levels in recent weeks, triggering worries about yet another summer squeeze on power supply.
Peak demand for electricity touched 211 gigawatts in January, close to an all-time high last summer when heavy industry roared back from pandemic curbs and the population contended with sweltering conditions that saw a 122-year-old heat record breached.