Power Consumption Surges 1.5percent In January's First Fortnight
India's power consumption grew marginally at 1.5 per cent in the first fortnight of January to 49.34 billion units (BU) compared to the same period a year ago, showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by states amid the third wave of Covid-19From January 1 to 14 in 2021, electricity consumption stood at 48.59 BU, as per power ministry data. Power consumption in the entire January last year was 109.76 BU, which was 4.4 per cent higher than 105.15 BU in January 2020.According to the data, peak power demand met or highest supply in a day rose to 179.59 GW during January 1 to 14 this year, compared to 178.88 GW in the same period of the previous year. It was 189.39 GW for the entire month of January 2021, and 170.97 GW in January 2020......