Power consumption grows steadily at 4.6% to 126.12 billion units in March
India’s power consumption has grown steadily at 4.6 per cent year-on-year in March to 126.12 billion units (BU), showing the impact of early onset of summers and easing of lockdown restrictions by states.
Power consumption in March 2021 was 120.63 BU, higher than 98.95 BU in the same month of 2020, as per the power ministry data.
Power consumption in February grew by 4.6 per cent to 108.03 BU, compared to 103.25 BU in February 2021, as per power ministry data.
According to the data, peak power demand met or highest supply in a day rose to 199.29 GW in the month under review, compared to 170.16 GW in March 2020 and 185.89 GW in March 2021.
