New Delhi, Jan 3 (TIWN) Delhi's peak power demand hit the season's highest level at 5,021 MW on Friday, owing to the ongoing cold wave conditions, power distribution company (discom) BSES said.

 It is the first time this winter that the national capital's peak power demand has crossed the 5,000 MW mark, a company statement said. Last year, the peak power demand on January 1 was 5,226 MW.  The release said that on Friday, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) successfully met the electricity demand of 2,054 MW and 1,145 MW in their respective areas.