Effect of Corona lockdown: Consumption of power comes down by half in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: With the industrial production and service sector hit due to the nation-wide lockdown, power consumption in the Coimbatore region, which comprises Coimbatore, Erode and Tirupur districts, has come down by nearly half. Only 22.44 Million Unit (MU) electricity was consumed on Wednesday, against the average 42-43 MU consumed during the pre-lockdown period.
To control the spread of novel coronavirus, the Centre implemented nation-wide lockdown from Wednesday. Due to this, production in the industrial establishments were halted; malls, shops, education institutions and hotels were all closed.
