<p>New Delhi: Massive consumption of electricity amid a punishing heat wave sustaining over weeks pushed peak power demand of Delhi to an all-time high level of 8656 MW on Wednesday afternoon, said discom officials.</p><p>The peak power demand was on Tuesday recorded at 8647 MW, the second highest in this summer season.</p><p>According to the realtime data of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) Delhi, the peak power demand reached 8656 MW at 15:06:55 hrs on Wednesday.</p>.Met forecasts cloudy conditions in Delhi till Thursday, heat wave unlikely for next six days.<p>Delhi experienced the warmest night in 12 years on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 35.2 degrees Celsius, over eight notches above the season's normal, the weather office said.</p><p>The maximum temperature of the day is expected to be around 44 degrees Celsius.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Massive consumption of electricity amid a punishing heat wave sustaining over weeks pushed peak power demand of Delhi to an all-time high level of 8656 MW on Wednesday afternoon, said discom officials.</p><p>The peak power demand was on Tuesday recorded at 8647 MW, the second highest in this summer season.</p><p>According to the realtime data of State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) Delhi, the peak power demand reached 8656 MW at 15:06:55 hrs on Wednesday.</p>.Met forecasts cloudy conditions in Delhi till Thursday, heat wave unlikely for next six days.<p>Delhi experienced the warmest night in 12 years on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 35.2 degrees Celsius, over eight notches above the season's normal, the weather office said.</p><p>The maximum temperature of the day is expected to be around 44 degrees Celsius.</p>