Monthly residential electricity

consumption in India (No of units)

Assumptions:
• Urban : rural = 70:30 split (%)
• Average household size assumed = Urban : Rural = 4:6
• Av monthly consumption of electricity (units) per house hold = 50% of urban
• Division of Income = High, Medium & Low (based on their income levels they will consume the units of
electricity)
• Everyone has access to electricity in urban
• In rural only 50% of low income has and the other two categories have complete access
• Even distribution of electricity throughout the year
• Top down approach
 Av monthly
Monthly
cons in units electricity
per consumpti
Access household on

High Income (10%)

10 1200 =10* 1200 = 12000
10

No of households Medium income

Urban (30%)
(Household size = 4) (40%) 42 300 12600
420
420/4 = 105 42

Low Income (50%)

53 100 5300
53
Total population of
India
1400 million High Income (5%)
9 600 5400
9

No of households Medium Income

Rural (70%) (25%)
(Household size = 6) 42 150 6300
980 42
980/6 = 165

Low Income (70%)

57 (50%) 50 2850
114

TOTAL = 44450