Electricity in Himachal Pradesh
Demand, supply and shortages in Himachal Pradesh, day by day since 2023. Source: NLDC daily reports, data through 29 Oct 2026.
Himachal Pradesh’s year in demand
The highest demand met in each week, every year on one axis. Tap a year to pick it out.
When Himachal Pradesh ran short
Every day shaded by the electricity demanded but not supplied.
Supplied on an average day
Energy met per day, month by month, in gigawatt-hours.
Peak demand
The month's highest demand met, in megawatts.
Supplied within Himachal Pradesh
Share of demand met without drawing from the interstate grid.
How evenly Himachal Pradesh uses power
Average demand as a share of the month's peak (the load factor). Dashed: India.
How closely Himachal Pradesh sticks to plan
Electricity drawn above (red) or below (navy) the state's schedule, month by month.
Key figures: electricity in Himachal Pradesh
In October 2026, Himachal Pradesh was supplied 36.1 GWh of electricity on an average day, with demand peaking at 2,060 MW on 5 Oct 2026. That is 14.1% more per day than in October 2025.
The highest demand ever met in Himachal Pradesh since 2023 is 2,302 MW, on 9 Jan 2026.
In the last 365 days, Himachal Pradesh saw demand go unmet on 10 days, 16.4 million units (MU) in all. The deepest shortage was 3.3 MU on 14 Oct 2026.
Over the last 12 complete months, Himachal Pradesh met 66% of its demand without drawing from the interstate grid. This is a residual: energy met minus scheduled drawal and deviation, so a central station inside the state that is scheduled through the interstate grid counts as grid supply.
In 6 months the share was above 100%: Himachal Pradesh produced more electricity than its own consumers used and sent the surplus out across the interstate grid.
Its load factor, average demand as a share of the month's peak, was 73% in October 2026, against 83% for India as a whole.
| Month | Average day (GWh) | Peak (MW) | Own supply | Load factor | Shortage (MU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 36.1 | 2,060 | 56.5% | 73.0% | 16.43 |
| September 2026 | 37.1 | 2,022 | 97.1% | 76.4% | 0 |
| August 2026 | 34.8 | 1,832 | 148.1% | 79.1% | 0 |
| July 2026 | 36.8 | 1,843 | 141.9% | 83.2% | 0 |
| June 2026 | 38.0 | 1,913 | 91.1% | 82.7% | 0 |
| May 2026 | 34.7 | 1,820 | 75.3% | 79.4% | 0 |
| April 2026 | 30.9 | 1,839 | 53.1% | 70.0% | 0 |
| March 2026 | 33.7 | 2,060 | 27.8% | 68.2% | 0 |
| February 2026 | 37.4 | 2,228 | 18.2% | 69.9% | 0 |
| January 2026 | 38.8 | 2,302 | 18.6% | 70.3% | 0 |
| December 2025 | 38.1 | 2,234 | 22.7% | 71.2% | 0 |
| November 2025 | 35.5 | 2,239 | 37.1% | 66.1% | 0 |
| October 2025 | 31.6 | 2,003 | 70.6% | 65.8% | 0 |
Data through 29 Oct 2026. Figures may be revised as the source republishes.