Karnataka — Verification Report (May 2026)

Page verified: /states/karnataka · Retrieved: 2026-05-30. Tolerance: ±5% / ±2pp.

Distinct peak fields on the page (read carefully)

The Karnataka page surfaces four different demand fields. They are NOT interchangeable; the headline peak verdict compares the all-time peak against the authoritative record.

Field (as labelled on page)	Value · date	Role
Current / live demand	11,156 MW · "30 May 2026" 05:00 IST	Real-time snapshot
Today's peak	14,053 MW · "30 May 2026" 10:00 IST	Intraday max
Two-year peak (tile)	14,053 MW · "29 May 2026"	Understated — see IEA-1198
All-time peak (record)	18,655 MW · "13 March 2026"	Headline anchor

Anchor comparison

#	Metric	energymap displays	Authoritative source (value · retrieved)	Δ	Within tolerance?
1	All-time peak demand (HEADLINE)	18,655 MW ("13 March 2026")	~18,500 MW record (Apr 2025), rising YoY 14,367→14,818→15,828→17,220 MW (FY21→FY24) · theweek.in · 2026-05-30	+0.8%	✅
1b	Two-year peak tile	14,053 MW ("29 May 2026")	True recent peak ≥18,500 MW (and page's own all-time = 18,655 MW)	~−24%	❌ systemic (IEA-1198)
2	Installed capacity (total)	37,675.8 MW (physical in-state)	36,271.36 MW — CEA Aug-2025 allocation-wise Karnataka Sub-Total GrandTotal · cea.nic.in PDF · 2026-05-30	+3.9%	✅ (basis-explained)
3	Capacity by fuel	Coal 9,480 · Gas 370.05 · Hydro 3,689.2 · Nuclear 880 · Diesel 25.2 · RES 23,231.36	CEA Aug-2025 allocation-wise: Coal 9,947.8 · Gas 370.05 · Hydro 3,631.6 · Nuclear 698.0 · Diesel 25.2 · RES 21,126.81	—	⚠️ basis
4	AT&C losses	13.4% (BESCOM, FY23)	PFC DISCOM performance reports — not retrieved this pass · pfcindia.com	—	⚠️ unverified
5	RPO compliance	31.2% (FY23, modeled)	KERC / Karnataka SERC — not retrieved	—	⚠️ unverified
6	Residential tariff	₹4.75/kWh (0–100) · ₹7.00/kWh (100+), BESCOM	KERC tariff order — not retrieved	—	⚠️ unverified
7	Current / RT demand	11,156 MW (05:00 IST, 30 May 2026)	SR-LDC PSP / KPTCL-SLDC — kptclsldc.in	—	⚠️ snapshot only

Findings

• All-time peak verifies (✅, headline). The page's all-time-peak field reads 18,655 MW ("13 March 2026"). Karnataka's authoritative demand record climbed 14,367 (FY21) → 14,818 → 15,828 → 17,220 MW (FY24), then crossed 18,000 MW in Feb/Mar 2025 with ~18,500 MW projected for April 2025 (The Week). A fresh 18,655 MW record in March 2026 is the next rung on that rising YoY trend and sits +0.8% above the ~18,500 MW 2025 anchor — well within ±5%. No misread; the displayed value is plausible and reconciles.
• Two-year peak tile understates by ~24% (❌, systemic — IEA-1198). The tile reads 14,053 MW (identical to "today's peak"), while the true two-year peak is ≥18,500 MW and the page's own all-time field shows 18,655 MW. This is the known systemic two-year-peak understatement bug IEA-1198 — referenced, no new ticket. It does not affect the headline verdict because the all-time field is correct.
• Installed capacity total reconciles within tolerance — basis difference (✅, IEA-1199). Page shows 37,675.8 MW (capacity physically located in Karnataka — sum of in-state plants). CEA's Aug-2025 allocation-wise table gives Karnataka's allocated share as 36,271.36 MW (Sub-Total GrandTotal; row confirmed to belong to Karnataka — Coal 9,947.80, Gas 370.05, Diesel 25.20, Hydro 3,631.60, Nuclear 698.00, RES 21,126.81). These are two DIFFERENT bases (physical-in-state vs allocated share, IEA-1199); for Karnataka they happen to land only +3.9% apart, within ±5%. Not a tolerance failure.
• Fuel-level mix — physical vs allocated basis (⚠️, IEA-1199). Gas (370.05) and Diesel (25.2) match CEA exactly. Coal is lower on the page (9,480 vs 9,947.8 allocated), Hydro higher (3,689.2 vs 3,631.6), Nuclear higher (880 vs 698.0 — physically-in-state Kaiga units vs Karnataka's allocated Kaiga share), and RES higher (23,231.36 vs 21,126.81 allocated). The divergences are consistent with the physical-vs-allocated basis split rather than data errors; the totals still reconcile within ±5%.
• Anchors 4–6 (AT&C, RPO, tariff) not cross-verified this pass. PFC/KERC primary documents were not retrieved; these are honestly marked unverified rather than assumed correct.

Methodology

Live values read from the Karnataka page on 2026-05-30; authoritative values quoted with source + retrieval date (2026-05-30). CEA capacity taken from the Aug-2025 allocation-wise report (/tmp/cea_ic.txt, Karnataka Sub-Total row, GrandTotal = 36,271.36 MW), with the row re-confirmed against its Coal/Gas/Diesel/Hydro/Nuclear/RES sub-columns to ensure it belongs to Karnataka (the layout misaligns the state name onto the State sub-row). Capacity is reported on both bases (page = physical in-state; CEA = allocated share, IEA-1199). The two-year-peak tile understatement is tracked under IEA-1198. No value interpolated.

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Part of the F40 per-state cross-verification programme (IEA-1070).