Mumbai’s daily electricity demand is expected to hit 5,000 MW by FY25 from the current peak demand of 4,000 MW. This project is expected to contribute 1,000 MW or 20% of that
The city is witnessing an unprecedented surge in electricity demand as it reached an all-time high of 3,968 megawatts on Wednesday afternoon. Consequently, certain areas in the island city experienced power cuts, including Sion, while some regions along the Vile Parle-Andheri-Goregaon belt suffered from a disruption lasting nearly two hours during the late afternoon. Additionally, parts of the eastern suburbs, such as Vikhroli and Powai, faced power outages in the evening., Mumbai News, Times Now
Large parts of Mumbai Metropolitan Region faced a power outage for over three hours Wednesday afternoon. Authorities cited ‘load shedding’, carried out to save power grid from collapse after tripping of a transmission line, as the reason behind the prolonged power cut., Mumbai News, Times Now
The financial capital of India is going to witness a hike of 5-10% in the electricity tariff for residential consumers across the city from April 1. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) said on Friday that the tariffs might further see a hike up to a steep 21% in the next financial year., Mumbai News, Times Now