Power demand to surpass pre-Covid levels in Q4
The New Indian Express Chennai|March 28, 2021
DESPITE partial lockdowns in a few regions due to a resurgence in Covid-19 case counts, analysts expect that India's power consumption—a key indicator of overall economic activity—will be above pre-Covid levels in the last quarter of this financial year (Q4FY21).
Power demand to surpass pre-Covid levels in Q4

0.2% Demand rise in February

5% Demand rise in January

While power consumption had slowed a little during February to see a marginal y-o-y growth compared to the previous two months, it has shot up again during the first few weeks of March, industry data showed.

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