http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/nov/06power.htm
Regardless of what the article says, one line grabbed my attention:
"Result: More than a third of the power generated in India continues to go into a black hole."
i.e. the daily "load-shedding" we endure is a direct result of trasmission losses and theft.
There's more: "Some states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir have AT&C losses of 60 per cent or more."
Isn't this something that should be made a big issue of? This is a subject that touches everyone, given our enormous dependence on electricity. What meaning do austerity measures have when fully 30% of all electricity generated is lost? Is the government not accountable for anything at all?
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