Electricity in Punjab
Demand, supply and shortages in Punjab, day by day since 2023. Source: NLDC daily reports, data through 29 Oct 2026.
Punjab’s year in demand
The highest demand met in each week, every year on one axis. Tap a year to pick it out.
When Punjab 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 gigawatts.
Supplied within Punjab
Share of demand met without drawing from the interstate grid.
How evenly Punjab uses power
Average demand as a share of the month's peak (the load factor). Dashed: India.
How closely Punjab sticks to plan
Electricity drawn above (red) or below (navy) the state's schedule, month by month.
Key figures: electricity in Punjab
In October 2026, Punjab was supplied 208 GWh of electricity on an average day, with demand peaking at 15.2 GW on 5 Oct 2026. That is 18.5% more per day than in October 2025.
The highest demand ever met in Punjab since 2023 is 17.3 GW, on 14 Sep 2026.
In the last 365 days, Punjab saw demand go unmet on 76 days, 416.9 million units (MU) in all. The deepest shortage was 21.6 MU on 25 Apr 2026.
Over the last 12 complete months, Punjab met 48% 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.
Its load factor, average demand as a share of the month's peak, was 57% in October 2026, against 83% for India as a whole.
| Month | Average day (GWh) | Peak (GW) | Own supply | Load factor | Shortage (MU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 208 | 15.2 | 48.3% | 57.2% | 35.35 |
| September 2026 | 325 | 17.3 | 35.1% | 78.3% | 91.15 |
| August 2026 | 337 | 16.2 | 31.5% | 86.7% | 54.96 |
| July 2026 | 349 | 17.2 | 33.6% | 84.4% | 67.35 |
| June 2026 | 303 | 17.0 | 36.8% | 74.3% | 41.46 |
| May 2026 | 231 | 14.3 | 45.1% | 67.5% | 28.41 |
| April 2026 | 174 | 12.1 | 59.6% | 59.9% | 98.27 |
| March 2026 | 159 | 11.3 | 61.4% | 58.7% | 0 |
| February 2026 | 168 | 11.3 | 57.3% | 61.7% | 0 |
| January 2026 | 168 | 10.6 | 53.8% | 66.0% | 0 |
| December 2025 | 163 | 10.2 | 55.0% | 66.3% | 0 |
| November 2025 | 148 | 9.8 | 56.8% | 63.0% | 0 |
| October 2025 | 176 | 13.2 | 50.3% | 55.5% | 0 |
Data through 29 Oct 2026. Figures may be revised as the source republishes.