A measure of a country’s economic development is the amount of electricity that is generated by the nation to meet the economic needs of domestic and commercial users.

India accounts for 5.1% of global electricity generation. It produces 1208.4 Terawatt/Hours. Each year India has needed over 9% more electricity that the year before, a good bench mark for the current economic growth enjoyed by the country.

To put this 5.1% figure into perspective, that represents one of the top 5 nations for electricity production. India produces twice as much electricity as Germany and three times more electricity than the UK.

Of course, UK and Germany could be potentially more efficient, but as a quick benchmark, one can see the rapid economic development of India based on the nation’s electricity generation.