Power demand grows 2.1 pc in April-February this fiscal: Govt
During 2018-19, the power demand grew 5 per cent to 1274.59 BU from 1213.32 BU in the previous fiscal, Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
The power demand grew 6.2 per cent in 2017-18.
The minister informed the House that there has been no decline in electricity demand as a whole and the overall energy requirement has been growing with commensurate growth in energy supplied also.
The electricity supply grew 2.2 per cent to 1184.67 BU in April- February this fiscal from 1159.17 BU in the same period of 2018-19.
Similarly, power supply grew 5.2 per cent at 1267.52 BU in 2018-19 from 1204.69 BU in 2017-18.