Question

Data of recent consumption and demand of energy by india

Answer 1

The utility electricity sector in India has one National Grid with an installed capacity of 344.69 GW as on 31 August 2018.[2]Renewable power plants constituted 33.60% of total installed capacity. During the fiscal year 2017-18, the gross electricity generated by utilities in India was 1,303.49 TWh and the total electricity generation (utilities and non utilities) in the country was 1,486.5 TWh.[4][5]The gross electricity consumption was 1,149 kWh per capita in the year 2017-18.[4] India is the world's third largest producer and third largest consumer of electricity.[6][7] Electric energy consumption in agriculture was recorded highest (17.89%) in 2015-16 among all countries.[4] The per capita electricity consumption is low compared to many countries despite cheaper electricity tariff in India.[8]