India’s Energy Demand outpaces Global Growth: International Energy Agency
- According to the International Energy Agency, India’s energy demand outpaced global demand growth in 2018.
Indian Scenario
- Country’s primary demand rose 4% in 2018 Vs 2.3% growth seen worldwide.
- India saw primary energy demand increase 4 per cent or over 35 million tonne of oil equivalent. This accounts for 11 per cent of global demand growth.
- The growth in India was led by coal for power generation and oil for transport
- Indian oil demand grew 5 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017, a year when demand was lower due to the impact of the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax and ....
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