The power consumption in India has increased by 12 per cent to 125.51 BUs in July 2021 from 112.14 BUs in July 2020. …
Meanwhile, the power consumption was recorded at 116.48 BUs in the same month of 2019 (pre-pandemic level). With this, the power consumption has not only grown year-on-year in July 2021, but also returned to the pre-pandemic level, primarily due to surge in economic activities amid easing of lockdowns and delayed monsoon. The daily power consumption and peak power demand met in a day touched an all-time high of 4,508 MUs and 200.57 GW respectively on July 7, 2021