Valin Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Via Meadia: Walter Russell Mead 7/31/12 Today, 670 million people are without power in India, doubling the number affected by yesterday’s major blackout. Neighboring Pakistan is also having problems, the FT reports: Ramadan usually offers a respite from power cuts in Pakistan, but this year people have taken to the streets to protest against having had no electricity for up to 20 hours a day in temperatures soaring into the 40Cs.(Snip) In both cases, the core problems seem to stem from bad government policy. Neither India nor Pakistan can reach its full potential until they master this basic problem — and both countries face serious political constraints that make the problem hard to solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Texas is getting real close to this kind of issue with lack of new powerplants and infrastructure. We spent a lot of money on wind power and grid for it, but it does little to help for the money invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Texas is getting real close to this kind of issue with lack of new powerplants and infrastructure. We spent a lot of money on wind power and grid for it, but it does little to help for the money invested. I don't understand it. We've been promised by the best sort of people this is the answer to a maidens prayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evad Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The Greenies got em. They drank the gore kool aid and now they ain't got no lektricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 The Greenies got em. They drank the gore kool aid and now they ain't got no lektricity. CSM: India blackout flips a switch A two-day blackout for half of India was caused in large part by a massive theft of electricity. Many countries have yet to break the link between wholesale corruption and the stealing of power. Such widespread dishonesty can slow a country's growth. 8/2/12 For two days this week, nearly 700 million people in India – or about a tenth of humanity – were left in the dark. When electricity was fully restored Wednesday, the country’s power minister declared one big reason for the blackout: “Everyone overdraws from the grid.” He was being kind. Theft of electricity is so pervasive in India that 15 to 30 percent of power is lost to illegal hookups, bill fraud, or nonpayment. Grid regulators face unexpected spikes in voltage if they can’t control the distribution of electricity (Snip) H/T Instapundit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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