Petrol, diesel sales rise in July, power demand subdued

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Monsoon

showers failed to cool

India’s

appetite for

petrol

and

diesel

but subdued power consumption in July, govt data showed on Thursday.
Diesel

sales

growth turned positive, registering a growth of 3.4% from the year-ago period, reversing the trend for last several months, while petrol demand saw a spike of 9.5% annually. Power consumption rose by a meagre 3.5% to 145.4 BUs (billion units) during the month from 140.4 BUs a year ago as widespread rains brought down temperatures.

This is in contrast to 8-9% growth seen in last few months.