‘ Sufficient power for Delhi, but less coal’

New Delhi, June 22: Power supply in the national capital is “sufficient” and the level of load shedding faced in June was the “lowest” when the city’s electricity demand hit an alltime high, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.

Interacting with reporters here, Jain also said, the power subsidy scheme for tenants is also likely to be announced soon.

“The average load shedding ( percentage) for this month ( June 119) is 0.08 per cent. On June 11, it was 0.13 per cent. The corresponding average figure in 2017 was 0.1 per cent and in 2016 it was 0.23 per cent,” according to data shared by Jain.

Delhi’s peak electricity demand had hit an “alltime high” of 6,934 MW this summer at 3: 28 pm on June 8.

“It ( load shedding percentage) is still lowest in the country. And, our electricity supply is sufficient as of now,” he claimed.

Mr Jain, however, again cautioned that coal stock in plants had “risen” but still below ideal requirement. The stock level had dipped to less than a day in May, he said.