India’s power consumption shrinks 9.24% at 100.13 BU in March
New Delhi: India’s power consumption fell 9.24 per cent to 100.13 billion units in March compared to 110.32 billion units in the year-ago period mainly on account of lower commercial and industrial demand due to the lockdown imposed to fight COVID-19. According to the National Load Dispatch Centre Data, the energy consumption stood at 100.13 billion units (BU) in March as compared to 110.32 BU a year ago.
The data also showed that during March 22-31, the power demand remained quite low as compared to March 1-21 period.
In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has imposed lockdown for three weeks from March 25.
