Close-up of hand frying and cooking stuff paratha or chapatti with spatula on non-stick tawa in induction and other food ingredients flat lay on wooden table. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Induction-based cooking is expected to increase demand for electricity in the range of 13 to 27 gigawatts (GW) at the distribution level, Krushna Chandra Panigrahy, Director General at the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) stated at the daily inter-ministerial briefing about the situation in West Asia on Friday (April 10, 2026). “We are expecting the extra additional demand would be in the range of 13 to 27 GW [depending] on low and high induction cooking adoption,” he said, adding, “We are yet to see, and we are analysing and we are positioning ourselves on a proactive basis.” Published – April 11, 2026 05:10 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Absorbed uptick in price of ammonium nitrate, diesel to shield prices: Coal India In Assam, first evicted, now erased