J&K’s domestic power demand likely to surge 11% by FY32

Srinagar, Sep 14: Jammu and Kashmir power sector is facing a massive transformation as the domestic power demand is projected to surge by 11 percent by the fiscal 2031-2032.
The figures said that the power demand of the domestic consumers may surge from 5352 Million Units (MUs) to over 15,000 MUs—swallowing nearly two-thirds of the territory’s total energy consumption.
According to the official documents, authorities have forecasted that in the overall power sector, the domestic power consumption in the year 2021-22 was 5352 MUs that may surge to 15,066 MUs by the year 2031-32.
It also said that authorities from Jammu and Kashmir targets to reduce its Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses from 46.9 percent to 16.4 percent by 2031–32.
The documents further projected that the peak power demand across Jammu and Kashmir may jump by 54 percent to 4,633 MWs in 2031-32 from 3,000 MWs in 2021-22.
As already reported, Jammu and Kashmir will likely require nearly an additional 450 Megawatts (MWs) of power during the peak hours in the coming three years.
The official documents in this regard had said that in the ongoing fiscal, Jammu and Kashmir may have a peak demand of 3813 MWs.
It also said that in the coming fiscal 2027-28, the region is likely to require additional 151 MWs of power during the peak time with a total demand projection of 3964 MWs.
Furthermore, the projections said that in the year 2028-29, Jammu and Kashmir may require additional 300 MWs of power during the peak hours in comparison to the projected demand of the ongoing fiscal.
The official figures also said that in the year 2029-30, Jammu and Kashmir will likely have a peak demand of 4262 MWs that amounts to 449 MWs of additional energy demand to the projection made for the year 2026-27.
Pertinently, It was reported earlier that in the past 12 years, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a surge in power demand by more than 24 percent.
The Government of India (GoI) had said that from the fiscal 2014-15 to 2025-26, Jammu and Kashmir recorded a surge in demand of 3,971 MU.
The official figures further reveal that the annual energy demand in J&K rose from 16,214 Million Units (MU) in 2014-15 to 20,185 MU in 2025-26.
It also said that the peak power demand at 20,374 MU was recorded in 2024-25. (KNO)