{
  "id": "eco-peakpower-107",
  "question": "How much peak electricity demand does India meet?",
  "topic": "Economy",
  "unit": "GW",
  "decimals": 1,
  "measures": "The highest all-India electricity demand actually met in a financial year, in gigawatts, from the Central Electricity Authority's power supply position. Peak demand met is the most power the grid supplied at one time; any shortfall against peak demand is shown separately.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Central Electricity Authority, Executive Summary on Power Sector, August 2026",
    "url": "https://cea.nic.in/api/dashboardReports/download-pdf/en/739ee532-0e29-43d7-a12b-70da74bcba3a",
    "table": "Section F, table 8: Power Supply Position since 2003-04 (Peak Demand / Peak Met), Peak Met column, MW ÷ 1,000; identical in the May, June and August 2026 editions",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-06-24",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-20",
  "nextDueBy": null,
  "processing": "Published in MW; divided by 1,000 to give GW.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power",
    "survey": "Executive Summary on Power Sector (power supply position)",
    "frequency": "Monthly; annual peak by financial year",
    "measures": "Highest all-India demand met in the year, MW",
    "notes": [
      "Peak demand 2,49,856 MW and peak met 2,49,854 MW in 2024-25",
      "Peak demand 2,45,444 MW and peak met 2,45,416 MW in 2025-26",
      "Energy (not peak) shortfall was 508 MU in 2025-26, 0.0% of requirement"
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2015-16",
      "start": "2015-04",
      "end": "2016-03",
      "value": 148.463
    },
    {
      "period": "2016-17",
      "start": "2016-04",
      "end": "2017-03",
      "value": 156.934
    },
    {
      "period": "2017-18",
      "start": "2017-04",
      "end": "2018-03",
      "value": 160.752
    },
    {
      "period": "2018-19",
      "start": "2018-04",
      "end": "2019-03",
      "value": 175.528
    },
    {
      "period": "2019-20",
      "start": "2019-04",
      "end": "2020-03",
      "value": 182.533
    },
    {
      "period": "2020-21",
      "start": "2020-04",
      "end": "2021-03",
      "value": 189.395
    },
    {
      "period": "2021-22",
      "start": "2021-04",
      "end": "2022-03",
      "value": 200.539
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-23",
      "start": "2022-04",
      "end": "2023-03",
      "value": 207.231
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-24",
      "start": "2023-04",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 239.931
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-25",
      "start": "2024-04",
      "end": "2025-03",
      "value": 249.854
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-26",
      "start": "2025-04",
      "end": "2026-03",
      "value": 245.416
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/eco-peakpower-107/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/eco-peakpower-107/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/eco-peakpower-107/versions.csv"
}