Average energy consumption per day was recorded at 4049 MU in July 2021.
Highest demand for electricity in India in the month of July set a new record of 200570 MW, which is 17.6 percent higher than the same month a year ago. The highest demand for electricity was observed in the country on July 7, 2021 at 12:01 am. This demand of 200570 MW was 17.6 per cent higher than that of 170545 MW in July 2020 (2 at 22:21), said a statement from the Ministry of Power.
This was brought out in the System Operations Highlights for July 2021 by Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO), the ministry said.
The report also said that in July 2021, the average energy consumption per day was recorded at 4049 MU, which is 10.6 percent higher than July 2020 (3662 MU).
The ‘Maximum All India Energy Mate’ (electricity supplied in a day) also touched an all-time high. It was recorded at 4508 MU (Million Units) on July 7, 2021, which was 14.7 per cent higher than 3931 MU on July 28, 2020.
According to the report, the renewable energy sector has also seen impressive gains. The average solar generation (158 MU/day) recorded in July 2021 was 7.6 percent higher than in July 2020 (147 MU/day).
Average wind generation in July 2021 was recorded at 349MU/day, which is 64.5 percent higher than July 2020 (212MU/day). Additionally, solar and wind generation recorded an all-time high of 43.1 GW on July 27, 2021. Earlier, the record was 41.1 GW on June 11, 2021.
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