POWER DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO RISE THIS SUMMER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE HEAT WAVE COULD BECOME ACUTE THIS YEAR. HERE’S THE STORY IN NUMBERS
Air conditioner units outside a building in New Delhi. Photo by ARUN KUMAR
9%: The rise in power demand in the past two to three years; demand will keep growing, per the government
1,617.67 BILLION KWH: The expected electricity generation in the country by FY25, up from 1,420.91 billion kWh in FY23
71 PAISE: The rise in average power cost per kWh during FY23 on account of more expensive coal imports and higher exchange prices
POWER DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO RISE THIS SUMMER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE HEAT WAVE COULD BECOME ACUTE THIS YEAR. HERE’S THE STORY IN NUMBERS