Heavy monsoon rains have lowered India's power demand growth and led to a decline in coal-fired power generation, while solar power generation has surged.
Heavy monsoon rainfall has lowered India ’s power demand growth in the past two months and led to the first time since the pandemic when coal-fired power generation fell year-over-year in two consecutive months. Electricity demand typically moderates during the monsoon season in India which is between June and September. This year, the excessive rainfalls also helped hydropower generation, further lowering demand for coal-fired electricity.
4% in September compared to the same month of 2023, for the highest growth rate in solar power output in a year, according to the data cited by Reuters. The stronger solar power generation pushed the share of renewable energy in India’s electricity generation to a record high of 13.9% during the third quarter of 2024. In August, electricity demand in India was estimated to have declined by about 5.3% on the year, CRISIL, an S&P Global company, said in a September report.
Monsoon Power Demand Coal-Fired Power Solar Power Renewable Energy Hydropower Electricity Generation Grid-India CRISIL.
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