India's electricity supply fell for the fifth straight month in December, p...
File Photo: High-tension power lines are pictured outside a Tata Power sub station in the suburbs of Mumbai, India, August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
Power supply fell to 101.92 billion units in December, down 1.1% from 103.04 billion units last year, an analysis of daily load despatch data from state-run Power System Operation Corp Ltd showed. Lower electricity supply could mean a fifth consecutive fall in power demand, as electricity deficit in India is marginal.
Electricity demand is seen by economists as an important indicator of industrial output and a deceleration could point to a further slowdown.
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