India’s national grid wasted about 11% of its solar power during the hottest months of the year, even as air-conditioning use sent electricity demand soaring to record levels.
The grid failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of solar from April to June, according to Deputy Minister for Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Yesso Naik. That compares with the 63 billion kilowatt-hours that actually reached the grid during the period. Peak curtailment occurred in May, when scorching heat sent electricity use to new all-time highs.
