New Delhi: The shortfall in electricity supply when demand is the highest, or peak power deficit declined to 3.7 percent in last month from 4.4 percent in October mainly on account of weaker demand.
Power requirement during November was 1,37,620 MW of which 1,32,530 MW was met, leaving a shortfall of 5,090 MW, according to an official data by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
"Power demand during this time of the year (winter) usually goes down therefore the peak deficit declines," an official said.
Northeastern region, comprising Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, was the worst affected reporting a deficit of 15.8 percent in the month.
Total demand of the region was 2,525 MW and supply was 2,125 MW, the data showed.
Northern region (Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand) reported a shortage of 1,525 MW or 3.8 percent. The total electricity requirement of the region was 40,595 MW of which 39,070 MW was met.
Western states including Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra recorded a peak power deficit of 1.9 percent, as 43,293 MW demand of the region was met with a supply of 42,462 MW.
The peak electricity shortfall in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Lakshadweep was 6 percent.
The total power demand of the region was 35,096 MW of which 33,003 MW was met leaving a shortfall of 2,093 MW, the official data said.
Eastern states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim reported a deficit of 1.5 percent.
Their demand stood at 16,111 MW and against the supply of 15,870 MW.
Meanwhile, peak power deficit in the April-November period, this year, stood at 7,006 MW or 4.7 percent.
Total electricity demand during the period was 1,48,166 MW as against supply of 1,41,160 MW, the CEA data said.
