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flag India's power demand rose 6.8% in December 2025, driven by higher peak usage and improved coal stocks, despite low thermal plant efficiency.

flag India’s power demand rose 6.8% year-on-year in December 2025, signaling recovery after a 0.4% quarterly decline in Q3FY26 due to unseasonal rains and cooler temperatures. flag Peak demand hit 241 gigawatts, up 7.6% from last year, reflecting strong high-demand period usage. flag Thermal power remained dominant at nearly 77% of generation, though plant load factors stayed low. flag Coal stocks improved, with NTPC holding 18 days of inventory and national stocks at 54 million tonnes—18% higher than a year earlier. flag Power exchange volumes grew modestly, but overall volumes including renewable energy certificates fell due to weak REC demand. flag Solar hour prices rose, while non-solar hours saw higher demand and growing peak deficits. flag Nuvama expects modest profit growth for the power sector in Q3FY26, supported by weak thermal plant load factors, and notes a robust renewable energy pipeline of about 350 GW, primarily solar and storage projects.

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