Electricity: Consumption of Electricity (Utilities and Non-utilities)
            (Million KwH)
 
Consumption
% change
Year Utilities
Captive Total Utilities Captive Total
1970–71
43724
4241
47965
0
0
1971–72
47063
4186
51249
7.6
-1.3
6.8
1972–73
49088
5063
54151
4.3
21
5.7
1973–74
50246
5277
55523
2.4
4.2
2.5
1974–75
52632
5534
58166
4.7
4.9
4.8
1975–76
60246
5726
65972
14.5
3.5
13.4
1976–77
66609
6341
72950
10.6
10.8
10.6
1977–78
69255
6613
75868
4
4.3
4
1978–79
77293
6664
83957
11.6
0.8
10.7
1979–80
78083
7204
85287
1
8.1
1.6
1980–81
82367
7279
89646
5.5
1
5.1
1981–82
90245
7783
98028
9.6
6.9
9.4
1982–83
95589
8744
104333
5.9
12.4
6.4
1983–84
102344
9416
111760
7.1
7.7
7.1
1984–85
114068
10448
124516
11.5
11
11.4
1985–86
122999
11181
183390
7.8
7
7.8
1986–87
135953
11652
147605
10.5
4.2
10
1987–88
145613
13764
159377
7.1
18.1
8
1988–89
160196
16609
176805
10
20.7
10.9
1989–90
175419
19679
195098
9.5
18.5
10.3
1990-91
190357
21142
211499
8.5
7.4
8.4
1991-92
207645
23556
231201
9.1
11.4
9.3
1992-93
220674
25998
246672
6.3
10.4
6.7
1993-94
238569
26862
265431
8.1
3.3
7.6
1994-95
259630
29709
289339
8.8
10.6
9
1995-96
277029
32438
309467
6.7
9.2
7
1996-97
280206
35088
315294
1.1
8.2
1.9
1997-98
296749
37442
334191
5.9
6.7
6
1998-99
309734
350893
496897
6.4
9.9
5
Source : CMIE, April 2001