Power demand falls 15 percent in May on muted factory usage

However, power consumed in the month was about 20 percent higher than April, reflecting more agricultural consumption in the sowing season and higher residential usage with the advent of summer.Electricity demand in May fell 15 percent year-on-year to 102 billion units owing to muted industrial and commercial activities. However, power consumed in the month was about 20 percent higher than April, reflecting more agricultural consumption in the sowing season and higher residential usage with the advent of summer.

Power usage in April, when the lockdown was implemented throughout the month, fell a record 22.6 percent year-on-year.In May, power consumed by highly industrialised states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu was lower by 13.5 percent, 11.3 percent and 15 percent, respectively, than the volume of electricity supplied to these states in the same month in 2019. However, states such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh — the largest agricultural power users — recorded annual decreases of 5.5 percent, 5.8 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively.

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