Electricity Generation Fell 2.9% In Second Half Of April 2021

Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat - which together account for nearly a third of total electricity consumption - fell over 2.1 per cent during the second half of April

India's electricity generation was 2.9 per cent lower in the last fifteen days of April than the first half of the month, government data showed, as curbs on movement to restrict the spread of the coronavirus stifled demand for power. Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat - India's richest and most industrial states which together account for nearly a third of the total electricity consumption - fell by over 2.1 per cent during the second half of April, the data showed. Electricity supply to Karnataka - home to India's tech hub Bengaluru - fell over 15 per cent in the second half of April, an analysis of load despatch data from federal grid operator POSOCO showed, as the state imposed a total shutdown on April 26. Industries and offices account for half the country's annual electricity consumption. Power generation in India generally starts rising from April and peaks in May due to a higher air-conditioning load. Senior government officials have cited the recovery in demand for power in late 2020 as a sign the economy was beginning to recover from its worst slump in decades.