Power usage rose 19% in first fortnight of May

Consumption rose to 51.7 billion units

Power consumption in the country grew by about 19% in the first fortnight of May to 51.67 billion units (BU) over the same period last year, showing recovery in industrial and commercial demand of electricity, according to power ministry data. Power consumption in the first fortnight of May 2020 was 43.55 BU. The power consumption in the entire month of May last year was 102.08 BU. During the first fortnight of May (from May 1 to 14), peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day touched the highest level of 168.78 GW (on May 6, 2021) and recorded growth of more than 15% over 146.54 GW (peak met) recorded in the same period in 2020 (on May 13, 2020).