" In some regions, losses are an incredible 70%,"

Aug 02, 2012 8 Replies

This us a report which I found in nuclear news oddly enough as it has not much to do with nuclear power, about India's shutdown..



That figure is how much of the generated electricity IS NEVER PAID FOR due to theft, essentially.



In some regions, losses are an incredible 70%, while in others officials have brought the level down to "single digits" said Moily. He noted that maintaining the "grid discipline" of state governments was "of vital importance to us," implying that part of the blame for blackouts could lie with the local governments."



"A government scheme called Energy for All has seen 105,000 villages connected to the grid in recent years and 19.7 million households below the poverty line given free power supply. Not counting nuclear power, government plans saw 22,500 MWe of new generation capacity added in the last year and foresee another 55,000 MWe added by 2017."



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Yes well, surely its up to central government to control the regional spending. Its great giving free power but as we all know there are those in need and there are those who will be in line for a freebie whether they need it or not!

Brian

This question is not as facetious as it sounds ...

If a country cannot provide an infrastructure to deliver reliable electricity, it may as well forget about working in a hi-tech world.

They need to keep the links up to the outside world from the data centres/call centres, and they need to keep those centres going. Neither is too hard to do privately - diesel generators.

I wish iot would sometomes.

I had a nightmare experience today trying to talk to EDF* - on ho;d 25 minutes, but the bird who answered was a total pleasure. Somewhere up in sunderland. Lovely voice, lovely accent.

And I understood every word and she understood me!

*possibly the worst website in the world when trying to tell them your meter readings. I still haven't succeeded.

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Time to repost these pics:

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God knows how they do they do Internet and phones..

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The other thing that makes the flesh creep is the fire precautions in third world hotels. Esp. the tower blocks.

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