Demand — actual & forecast
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Read Himachal Pradesh newsHimachal Pradesh is drawing 1,315 MW as of 2026-10-02T17:00:00+00:00 IST, sourced from the India Energy Atlas state-page-live snapshot.
Renewables (solar, wind, hydro, biomass) account for 100.0% of in-state generation in Himachal Pradesh as of 2026-10-02T17:00:00+00:00 IST. Nuclear and imports are excluded.
Himachal Pradesh's current grid carbon intensity is 24 gCO2/kWh as of 2026-10-02T17:00:00+00:00 IST, computed from the metered fuel mix using CEA v18 lifecycle emission factors.
Today's peak demand so far in Himachal Pradesh occurred at 14:30 IST. The value remains provisional until the current IST day ends.
Distribution in Himachal Pradesh is handled by one or more state-licensed DISCOMs; see the DISCOM card on the state page for the live roster.
The day-ahead demand forecast for Himachal Pradesh runs at single-digit MAPE; we publish the rolling 30-day MAPE on the State MAPE History card so readers can audit it themselves. Live demand comes from the SLDC scrape when available; non-SLDC states use the Atlas DISCOM disaggregation pipeline (Tier-A/B/C provenance, P10/P50/P90 bands).
Himachal Pradesh is drawing 1,315 MW of electricity at the current hour (2026-10-03T00:00:00+05:30 IST), per the India Energy Atlas state-page-live snapshot.
The latest modeled in-state generation mix for Himachal Pradesh is dominated by Hydro at 100.0%. Grid carbon intensity is 24 gCO2/kWh.
Demand for Himachal Pradesh is sourced from a live SLDC scrape (metered, no disaggregation needed).
The day-ahead hourly demand forecast for Himachal Pradesh publishes a ±1.5σ band over the next 24 hours — per-state model v20 (holdout MAPE 4.4%); level-calibrated x1.07 vs canonical trailing 24h.
Composed at 2026-10-03T00:00:00+05:30
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Demand's sensitivity to temperature (MW per degree) is what turns a heatwave forecast into a load forecast. A high, tight slope means cooling load dominates and peaks are weather-driven and forecastable; a weak or noisy slope means the swing factor is something else — industrial shifts, agriculture, or a data gap worth questioning.
measured but not on the IEA-1763 verified-<5% list — no green badge until the leak-free spike verifies this state on normal days.
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Policy & RE Transition
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A Renewable Purchase Obligation is statutory, not aspirational: a state utility must source a set share of its energy from renewables or pay a penalty. A widening shortfall against the MNRE trajectory is an early signal of either a procurement gap or a banked-REC scramble at year-end — both move power and REC prices.
Coverage: frequency since 2025-09-19; congestion since 2026-05-22; demand records since 2018-01-01; news since 2026-05-22.
New all-time peak: 2022 MW (previous 1952 MW)
Grid-India PSP (daily) · POSOCO PSP daily
New all-time peak: 1952 MW (previous 1895 MW)
Grid-India PSP (daily) · POSOCO PSP daily
New all-time peak: 1895 MW (previous 1893 MW)
Grid-India PSP (daily) · POSOCO PSP daily
New all-time peak: 1893 MW (previous 1892 MW)
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Daily analytics cache
30D avg peak
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An hourly residential cost curve isn't published for Himachal Pradesh yet — it appears once the underlying tariff data is available.
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Residential Tariff
| Schedule | Slab | Energy rate (₹/kWh) |
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| DS-LIFELINE | 0–60 kWh | ₹4.71 |
| DS-OTHER | 0–125 kWh | ₹5.44 |
| DS-OTHER | 125+ kWh | ₹5.89 |
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DISCOM Health
AT&C (Aggregate Technical & Commercial) loss is the single clearest read on a distribution utility's solvency. Every percentage point is power delivered but never billed or collected; a worsening trend tells you a DISCOM is heading toward the payment delays that ripple back to gencos and IPPs.