Rural average electricity supply at 22.17 hours a day, 23.36 hours in cities in June 2021: Power Ministry
The average power supply per day was 22.17 hours in rural areas and 23.36 hours in cities during June 2021, Parliament was informed on Thursday. “In June 2021, the average availability of power in the rural areas was 22.17 hours (in a day), and in urban areas, it was 23.36 hours,” Power Minister RK Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
As per independent surveys, the availability of power in rural areas has gone up from an average of 12 hours in 2015-16 to 20.50 hours in the year 2020; and in the urban areas, the availability of power has gone up to 22.23 hours, he said.
