Average electricity rural availability increased to 22:30 hours: R K Singh

The average electricity availability in rural areas has gone up from 12:30 hours in 2014 to 22:30 hours at present and it also increased to 23:30 hours in cities from 22.30 hours nine years ago, said Union Power Minister R K Singh.

Singh said this during a Review Planning & Monitoring (RPM) meeting with states and state power utilities, which was convened on 10th & 11th July 2023 in the capital, under the minister’s chairmanship, stated a power ministry statement.

The minister mentioned that over the past 7-8 years the government has brought about a sea change in the country’s power sector.