As per Crisil Ratings, after a cumulative growth of 5.5 per cent in the three fiscals through 2019, growth in power demand had fallen to 1 per cent for fiscal 2020 due to lower economic activity in second half of that fiscal.
Experts opined that high temperatures in many states due to delayed monsoon and easing of restrictions that were in place to curb coronavirus infections have led to a surge in power demand.
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