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THE CURIOUS CASE OF POWER CUTS

May 01, 2021
By Richard Kujur and Jessica Goel

Can We Get Rid of Power Cuts in India?
Despite being a power “surplus” country, India has many parts that experience power cuts. India adds to its generating capacity every year but the effort appears to be futile. Most of the generated power gets lost during transmission. Such losses, inefficient bill collection and power thefts are among the contributing factors behind power cuts.