India’s power consumption grew over 8 per cent to 127.79 Billion Units (BU) in February as compared to the year-ago period, according to government data.
In February 2023, power consumption stood at 118.29 BU, higher than 108.03 BU recorded in the same month a year ago, the data showed.
There were 29 days in February as 2024 is a leap year. Thus the growth rate of power consumption in February is slightly higher.
The peak power demand met — the highest supply in a day — rose to 222 GW in February 2024. The peak power supply stood at 209.76 GW in February 2023 and 193.58 GW in February 2022.
