India’s electricity generation was 2.9% lower in the last fifteen days of April than the first half of the month, government data showed, as curbs on movement to restrict the spread of the coronavirus stifled demand for power.
Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – India’s richest and most industrial states which together account for nearly a third of the total electricity consumption – fell by over 2.1% during the second half of April, the data showed.
Electricity supply to Karnataka – home to India’s tech hub Bengaluru – fell over 15% in the second half of April, an analysis of load despatch data from federal grid operator POSOCO showed, as the state imposed a total shutdown on April 26.
