Total demand met hit a record 140 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in June, up from 134 billion kWh in June 2022.
Chartbook: India's electricity systemGrid controllers have been able to call on much more generation from renewable sources and improved availability of fossil-fuel units.
Generation from wind farms increased by 1.5 billion kWh (+16%) while solar output was up by 1.1 billion kWh (+14%) compared with the same month in 2022.
Other generation, mostly from coal-fired units, also increased by 3.3 billion kWh (+3%) owing to improved fuel availability.
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Persons:
India's, Sunil Kataria, John Kemp, Susan Fenton
Organizations:
REUTERS, Grid Controller, Thomson, Reuters
Locations:
Modhera, Gujarat, India