UP records highest-ever power supply, surpasses Maharashtra in peak demand fulfilment, says Yogi government

Lucknow ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Uttar Pradesh has achieved the highest-ever electricity supply in its history by successfully meeting a record peak demand of 31,824 MW amid intense summer heat, the state government said on Sunday.

According to the government, Uttar Pradesh has now surpassed Maharashtra in terms of peak demand supply, with Maharashtra supplying 29,463 MW during the same period. The state government claimed this was the highest electricity supply achieved by any state in the country so far.

The record peak demand was met at 10:29 pm on May 24. Earlier, the highest peak demand recorded in 2025 was 31,486 MW. Officials said the Yogi Adityanath government was ensuring uninterrupted and quality power supply across urban and rural areas despite rising consumption during the ongoing heatwave.

Power supply remained high through the night and the following day, with 29,933 MW supplied at 1 am, 30,569 MW at 3 am and 29,616 MW at 2 pm on May 25. UPPCL Director Distribution Gyanendra Dhar Dwivedi said, “According to information provided by the State Load Dispatch Centre, 24-hour electricity supply was ensured on Sunday in urban areas, tehsils, nagar panchayats, metropolitan cities, divisional headquarters and industries. In Bundelkhand, power supply was cut for only 22 minutes.”