Power consumption in the country grew at 12.6 per cent in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU), indicating a slow recovery in commercial and industrial electricity demand, as per the government data.
Power consumption was recorded at 22.53 BU in the first week of June last year, the power ministry data showed.
According to experts, the recovery in power consumption and demand was slow in the first week of June due to the low base of last year.
In the entire June last year, power consumption slumped by nearly 11 per cent to 105.08 BU from 117.98 BU in the same month in 2019, mainly due to fewer economic activities amid lockdown restrictions.
