The single-day peak demand for power is expected to increase by up to 35,000 MW in April 2023 and the government has started preparations to meet the same, Union minister R K Singh said on Wednesday. Speaking to PTI, the minister for power, new & renewable energy said he is taking up a meeting this […]
India’s power consumption grows 41 per cent in April to 119 billion units
Peak power demand met, which is the highest supply in a day, during the first half of this month remained well above the highest record of 132.20 GW in April 2020. NEW DELHI: Power consumption in the country grew 41 per cent in April 2021 to 119.27 billion units (BU) over the same month last […]
India’s electricity generation falls 2.9 per cent in second half of April
Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – India’s richest and most industrial states – fell by over 2.1% during the second half of April, the data showed. CHENNAI: India’s electricity generation was 2.9% lower in the last fifteen days of April than the first half of the month, government data showed, as curbs […]