Electricity generation up 6% in June quarter amid uptick in demand

Pan-India installed capacity at the end of June 2019 stood at 357.87 Gw

Pan-India electricity generation rose by 6.32 per cent during April-June of 2019-2020 (FY20), denoting an uptick in power demand from both, commercial and residential users.

Data collated by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows that between April and June of FY20, overall electricity production stood at 339.14 billion units (BU) across all sources compared to 318.98 BU in the correspondng period of FY19. Growth in generation happened across all segments- thermal, nuclear and hydro.

Hydro power generation registered the highest growth of 25.25 per cent. Thermal and nuclear power generation spiked by 4.02 per cent and 9.73 per cent, respectively.