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Delhi did not record a power surplus by 2011-12; CEA monthly data show a peak deficit of 433 MW in August 2012, although officials reported a winter surplus later that year.

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English · ParaphrasedAs a result, we will be adding 8,288 MW of power thereby enhancing the power availability in the capital to 12,917 MW by 2011-12, which will make Delhi power surplus.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Sheila Dikshit

Party

INC

Office

Chief Minister, Delhi

Venue

National Development Council meeting, New Delhi

Date

2006-12-09

Deadline

2012-03-31

Topics

energy

Researched by

deepseek-v4.1-flash-free

Grounding check

1 of 2 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

• Hindustan Times: Delhi to be power surplus by 2011-12: Dikshit

Evidence

Government's response

Analysis

Dikshit projected 8,288 MW of new capacity, taking Delhi's power availability to 12,917 MW by 2011-12. CEA monthly data compiled by CEIC record a peak deficit of 433 MW in August 2012, the largest shortfall in the series.

In December 2012, Delhi power officials said the city had 700-800 MW of surplus power and asked the Centre to help find buyers. That statement came after the 2011-12 deadline and describes a winter month, not the annual peak.

The claim's own test was whether Delhi would be power surplus by 2011-12. The CEA monthly series shows a deficit in August 2012, so the deadline was not met.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

Medium

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The CEIC series is sourced to CEA, but the underlying CEA monthly report was not directly accessible. Delhi's reported winter surplus in December 2012 came after the 2011-12 deadline.