Power Ministry has actually stated that rising consumption shows economy is growingExpressing satisfaction over the growing electricity demand, in spite of lack of coal, the Power Ministry on Tuesday said that 124 billion units of electrical power was consumed in August 2021, which was around 20 per cent more than 106 billion units consumed in August 2019-- that was a pre-pandemic duration.
The ministry said that there has actually been an increase in demand considering that August this year, which is a favorable indication and indicates that the economy is growing .
It stated that the demand on October 4, 2021 was 1,74,000 mw, which was 15,000 mw more than the matching day of last year, i.e.
October 4, 2020.
The ministry stated that demand is likewise growing since more than 28 million households had actually received electrical energy connections under its SAUBHAGYA or Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, and now they were purchasing electric appliances like fans, coolers, air conditioning unit and tv sets.Under SAUBHAGYA, all un-electrified families are being supplied electrical power connections.Referring to the scarcity of coal in several power plants, the ministry stated in its statement that poor supply of dry fuel was mainly due to constant rains in coal bearing locations during the months of August and September.However it added that now products have actually enhanced as on October 4, 2021, 263 rakes were dispatched to plants, which were 15 more than the rakes dispatched on the previous day, i.e.
October 3, 2021.
The Power Ministry said that while the typical coal stock as on October 3 in power plants might last for four days, due to the reality that it is a rolling stock and dry fuel is dispatched every day, there will not be a crisis.Incidentally even Power Minister R K Singh on Tuesday had informed TheIndianSubcontinent that coal shortage in the country has not caused a power crisis yet and there is no requirement for rationing at present.
(Also Read: https://www.TheIndianSubcontinent.com/india-news/rk-singh-no-crisis-yet-says-power-minister-on-reports-of-4-days-of-coal-reserves-left-2564604#pfrom=home-TheIndianSubcontinent_topstories)He had even insisted that coal production will be able to satisfy the demand over the next few days.