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New Delhi, Oct. 10 The overall growth in power generation for September has been estimated at 4.2 per cent compared with 4.3 per cent in the corresponding period last year, an official statement said on Friday.

“In September, the overall growth in electricity generation in the country has been 4.2 per cent,” it said.

The growth slackened due to inadequate rainfall in areas where hydro power stations are based, it added.

Hydro power generation growth declined to 11.77 per cent, while nuclear power generation recorded a growth of 3.2 per cent and thermal electricity generation registered a growth of around 9.6 per cent.

According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for August, the growth in power generation dipped to 0.8 per cent compared with 9.2 per cent during the corresponding period last fiscal.

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