Power consumption rises 3.6 pc to 100.42 BU in November
India’s power consumption grew by 3.6 per cent in November to 100.42 billion units (BU), showing consistent recovery for the second month in a row, according to power ministry data. The country’s power consumption had grown by 3.9 per cent in October this year to 113.40 BU compared to 109.17 BU in the same month last year. Last year in November, power consumption stood at 96.88 BU and in the same month in 2019, it was at 93.94 BU.
During November, the peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day stood at 166.19 GW, higher than 160.77 GW in the same month last year.
The data shows that there is recovery in power consumption as well as demand in November. Experts said the recovery in power demand as well as consumption would increase further with government’s efforts to scale up coal supplies at plants and improvement in economic activities following the lifting of lockdown restrictions by states.
