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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Soaring temperatures and solar energy: How India is coping with record power demand
Description: In this episode of the State of the Economy Podcast, host Rishi Ranjan Kala discusses India's rising power demand with Anujesh Dwivedi, Partner, Deloitte India, an expert in the power utilities and renewables sector. Dwivedi highlights the rapid growth in India's power demand, which has been increasing by over 5 per cent annually and saw a 12-13 per cent rise last year. In May 2024, India recorded its highest ever peak demand of 246.1 gigawatts, driven by searing heat waves across northwestern and central India. Dwivedi explains that the daytime peak demand is largely met due to the substantial solar c...