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Are these admissions of electricity theft in India?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/aug/01/india-power-struggle

Transmission losses are huge: some result from ageing infrastructure, but many are due to electricity theft by 
politically connected individuals who give away electricity cheaply, or even for free, in return for votes. Customers 
who fail to pay bills on time � not least state-owned companies � are another culprit.

And Inferior equipment?
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http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/politics/indias-disastrous-blackout-is-a-sign-of-wider-power-failure-20120802-23iad.html

Serious allegations of corruption resulting in inferior equipment being bought, including high-voltage switch gear and 
protection devices, have surfaced in the past.

The authorities have also been blamed for the hasty implementation of unproven and unreliable technology across the 
national grid. As usual, the government dismissed all criticism.

But now that the skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard, it is time the policymakers handled the entire issue in 
disaster management mode.


-- 
Don McKenzie

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