Power demand growth on a 5-year high as industrial sector wants more

Last year, the Union government announced Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (Saubhagya) to speed up electrification of 35 million urban and rural households

Riding on the ongoing electrification drive and a reversal of muted industrial needs, power demand is on an upswing. During the April-September period of the current year, power demand has recorded 7.6 per cent growth — the highest in the past five years. 

The peak power demand trend in the April-September period over the past five years shows Bihar at the top with a growth rate of 71 per cent. That’s the highest among all states. Bihar, which has been at the lowest rung in the electrification level, attempted to break from the past by announcing the completion of household