CHENNAI: Chennai's energy consumption has touched a new high with 91.16 million units on Thursday bettering the previous high of 90.6 MUs.

In a tweet, Electricity Minister V Senthilbalaji said that the power consumption in the city has touched 91.16 MUs on June 8, the highest so far.

"The previous highest consumption of 90.6 MUs was recorded on June 2. However, the city's power demand stood at 3,872 MW which is met without any power outages, " he wrote.

A senior Tangedco official said that with no relief from the sweltering heat, the power demand in the city and state continues to remain high. "As the daytime temperature remained high, the usage of air conditioners in the houses and offices drove the power demand. On Thursday, the peak power demand stood at 17,829 MW and daily energy consumption stood at 390 MU, " the official said.

Due to the cyclonic storm that formed in the Arabian Sea, wind power generation has picked up in the state for the last few days. On Thursday, the generation touched 5300 MW and produced over 100 MUs, the official added.