Power requirement estimated to be 1,650.59 billion units in FY23

Power requirement in the country is estimated to be 1,650.59 billion units in 2022-23 while it was 1,141.94 billion units till January of the ongoing fiscal year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In financial year 2020-21, power requirement was 1,275.53 billion units (BU), Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

The minister also informed the House that the peak power demand was 2,03,014 MW till January 2021-22 and it is estimated to touch 2,38,899 MW in the next financial year.