15 July
India’s power supply deficit widened to 0.5% in the first quarter of current financial year, up from 0.4% one year before. This happened despite a drastic drop in demand during the Covid-19 outbreak and following lockdown. Approximately 291.8 TWh was supplied in April-June quarter of this year, against a demand of 293.29 TWh, according to data published by Central Electricity Authority.
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