India’s power consumption jumps 9.4 pc between April and October

India’s power consumption grew 9.4% to around 984.39 billion units in the April-October period this fiscal compared to a year ago mainly due to improvement in economic activities and weather conditions. Power consumption in the April-October period in fiscal year 2022-23 was 899.95 billion units, according to Power Ministry data. Another indicator—peak power demand—was also higher at nearly 241 GW during the April-October period this fiscal against 215.88 GW in the same period in 2022. The country’s power consumption grew nearly 22% to 138.94 billion units (BU) in October, showing a surge in electricity demand due to festivities and increased economic activities. In the same month a year ago, power consumption stood at 113.94 BU, higher than 112.79 billion units recorded in October 2021, as per government data. A spokesperson of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd said, “In the last couple of months, electricity consumption has gone up substantially.” In October 2023, the power consumption in Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Ltd area of operation went up by around 10.16 per cent to 845 MUs ( million units), compared to 767 MUs in October 2022.