Recovery tracker: Slowdown in power generation, freight activity

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Weekly indicators of economic activity showed some signs of weakness amid a dip in electricity generation and railway freight growth.

Power generation continued to suffer from anaemic growth with a sharp dip in the last three days of the week ending October 17, 2021 that could be attributed to coal shortage. It remained higher than the corresponding week in 2019 and 2020. Power utilities across the country generated nearly 3900 million units (MUs) of electricity on average per day during the week ending October 17, 2021, down from the previous week. Generation was up over 10 per cent over 2020.