India’s power consumption grows 13.6% to 132.98 billion units in April
Power consumption in the country grew 13.6 per cent year-on-year to 132.98 billion units (BU) in April, showing the impact of the early onset of summers and spurt in economic activities, according to power ministry data.
Power consumption in April last year was recorded at 117.08 BU, which was higher than 84.55 BU in the same month of 2020.
On the other hand, the peak power demand met, which is the highest supply in a day, during April this year remained at an all-time high of 207.11 GW. The peak power supply stood at 182.37 GW in April 2021 and 132.73 GW in April 2020.
