Summer time warmth pushes up Kerala’s each day energy consumption

Day by day electrical energy consumption ranges in Kerala are exhibiting indicators of selecting up with the onset of summer time and the resultant rise in temperatures.

As per Energy division projections, the common each day consumption in March is prone to contact 103.5 million items (mu), and that of April and Might, 111.7 mu and 96.4 mu respectively. The common each day consumption for a similar months in 2025 had stood at 97.5 mu, 95 mu and 89.1 mu.

This yr, each day consumption ranges had crossed the 90 mu mark in February itself. The common each day consumption in February 2026 stood at 90.76 mu, in accordance with information with the State load despatch centre. In January, this was 84.3 mu.

Kerala had recorded its highest each day consumption of 115.94 mu on Might 3, 2024. The best peak demand of 5,797 megawatts (MW) was recorded on Might 2, 2024.

Reservoir storage

The mixed storage within the reservoirs of hydroelectric initiatives stands at 55% of the capability as on March 3. The degrees are enough to generate 2274 mu. Citing February 17 storage information, Electrical energy Minister Ok. Krishnankutty had knowledgeable the Kerala Meeting within the just-concluded Meeting session that the degrees had been adequate to tide over the summer time months.

Hopes on summer time rains

The Energy division and the Kerala State Electrical energy Board (KSEB) are pinning their hopes on summer time rainfall to maintain hovering consumption in verify. Thus far, elements of the State have acquired solely gentle to scattered rainfall this summer time.

As regular, Kerala shall be banking on advance energy buy agreements and energy ‘swap’ offers to fulfill the demand till the southwest monsoon units in over Kerala in June. The KSEB had additionally launched measures in 2025 for energy ‘banking’ agreements with utilities elsewhere within the nation to make sure adequate provide throughout the 2026 Kerala summer time, in accordance with the Energy division.

In September final yr, the Kerala State Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (KSERC) had cleared a clutch of short-term energy purchases for assembly the demand throughout April and Might 2026. The choice had come on proposals filed by the KSEB for assembly the summer time demand. These purchases are supposed to meet the demand throughout the interval from 6 p.m. to midnight and from midnight to five a.m. in April and Might.

Along with these purchases, the KSEB had been permitted to make quite a lot of short-term purchases within the round the clock (RTC) class. The per-unit worth ranges from ₹5.83 to ₹6 for RTC energy and from ₹7 to ₹9.49 for the peak-hour purchases.