India's power consumption in August at 130.35 billion units

1 Sep 2022 , 02:21 PM

According to figures from the electricity ministry, India’s annual power consumption increased just 0.9% to 130.35 billion units (BU) in August 2022. August of last year had power usage of 127.88 BU, up from 109.21 BU in August of 2020.

The biggest demand for electricity ever satisfied, which is also the highest supply in a day, was 194.94 gigawatts in August 2022. (GW). In August 2021 and August 2020, the highest electricity supply was 196.27 GW and 167.52 GW, respectively. In August 2020, lockdown measures that were put in place to stop the coronavirus’s spread had an influence on power demand and consumption.

In August 2019, 177.52GW of the peak electricity demand was satisfied (pre-pandemic period). In a similar vein, electricity use in August 2019 was 111.52 BU. Experts claim that because of widespread rainfall and a vigorous monsoon in August, power demand and consumption remained low. They predicted that in the next months, due to typical economic activity and the holiday season, both power consumption and demand would increase gradually.

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