In Short : India’s domestic power consumption rose by 2.6% in July 2025 to 153.63 billion units, reflecting subdued growth due to early monsoon rains. Cooler weather reduced demand for cooling appliances, impacting overall electricity usage. Peak daily power supply also dipped to 220.59 GW from 226.63 GW in July 2024, signaling softer consumption patterns […]
China’s coal consumption share falls to 56.8% at end-2020
The rapid rollout of renewable-energy capacity and the growing use of natural gas has helped reduce the share of coal consumption from around 68% over the last decade and 57.7% a year earlier, but overall coal use has not peaked. BEIJING: China cut its coal use to 56.8% of energy consumption at the end of […]
Lockdown pulls down power consumption by 22.75 pc to 85.05 BU in Apr
The government had imposed lockdown from April 25 to fight the deadly coronavirus in the country. This resulted in lower commercial and industrial demand in April New Delhi: Power consumption in April dipped 22.75 per cent to 85.05 billion units (BU) compared to 110.11 BU in the same month a year ago, mainly due to […]
