On two successive days in July 2012, India experienced massive power shortages. The second is the largest blackout ever recorded, affecting nearly 700 million people in 22 out of 28 of India's states. Lack of available capacity, weak infrastructure and poor electricity supply governance are recognized as the main causes for such a generalized failure. With regard to governance, it has been suggested that more than 20% of the total electricity generated in India is stolen. In the first study conducted at the all-India level, Vasundhara Gaur and Eshita Gupta from TERI University have now determined the level of theft in Indian states and found that the causes of power theft are linked to socioeconomic and governance factors.
Energy transmission and distribution: Power theft in India
Alessandro Rubino
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2016-01-01
Abstract
On two successive days in July 2012, India experienced massive power shortages. The second is the largest blackout ever recorded, affecting nearly 700 million people in 22 out of 28 of India's states. Lack of available capacity, weak infrastructure and poor electricity supply governance are recognized as the main causes for such a generalized failure. With regard to governance, it has been suggested that more than 20% of the total electricity generated in India is stolen. In the first study conducted at the all-India level, Vasundhara Gaur and Eshita Gupta from TERI University have now determined the level of theft in Indian states and found that the causes of power theft are linked to socioeconomic and governance factors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
