Anticipating a further increase in the electricity demand, the state energy department has focused on transformation of the sector.
The annual energy consumption in the state has increased by over 31% in the last six years from 50,077 million units in 2017-18 to 65,830 MU in 2022-23. The power utilities met the all-time high per-day energy demand of 251 MU on May 18.
As part of meeting the future energy demand, the state government has taken measures to enhance power generation installation capacity in the state. The government has laid special emphasis on increasing the renewable energy generation capacity that would help the state ramp up its power generation capacity.