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2026-05-26 09:37:08
【India's High Temperatures and Unrelenting Nights: Power Shortages Worsen, 90% of Households in Uttar Pradesh Experience Daily Power Outages】 (1) Millions of people in India are facing the predicament of persistent high temperatures at night. For eight of the past ten years, the average minimum temperature from March to May has been above the long-term average; the Indian Meteorological Department has warned that the minimum temperature across the country will once again be abnormal this summer. The rising temperatures have led to a surge in electricity consumption, with both daytime and nighttime electricity demand reaching record levels. Power shortages have occurred in some areas, and coupled with overload and insufficient grid maintenance, power outages have occurred in many places. (2) Daytime electricity demand is partially maintained by solar power generation, but the pressure on power supply is even greater at night. The war in Iran has disrupted the supply of liquefied natural gas, leading to a decline in the utilization rate of natural gas power plants, further exacerbating the problem. (3) One of the hardest-hit areas is Uttar Pradesh. Surveys show that 93% of households in the state experience daily power outages, with some areas experiencing outages of up to eight hours. The daytime high temperature in the city of Banda has repeatedly approached 48 degrees Celsius, while the nighttime low temperature has been hovering around 35 degrees Celsius for a long time, far exceeding the dangerous threshold for human health.
