CHENNAI: India’s electricity generation during the first half of June fell at a slightly faster rate than in May, provisional government data showed, driven by lower consumption in western states hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak.
Power generation fell 14.5% in the first 15 days of June, a Reuters analysis of daily load despatch data from federal grid operator POSOCO showed, compared with a 14.3% fall in May.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been citing electricity consumption to show there are “greenshoots” in the Indian economy.
While power use has picked up from previous months when India was under a strict lockdown, electricity demand – which is impacted by seasonal changes – has been lower when compared with the same periods from the previous year.
