New Delhi: India`s electricity demand rose 3.52% in January, government data showed on Tuesday, marking the first increase after five straight months of decline.
January demand for electricity rose to 105.29 billion units from 101.71 billion units a year earlier, data from the Central Electricity Authority showed.
India`s annual electricity demand in 2019 grew at its slowest pace in six years, amid a broader economic slowdown that led to a drop in sales of everything from cars to food products and also has led to factories cutting jobs.
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