Power Services Need to be Affordable and Sustainable
Date : June 27, 2019
As the country seeks to provide power and other basic public services, it needs to do so on a basis that is both affordable, accessible and sustainable. There is no point in pricing a service such as electricity or public transport at rates that are meant to be affordable to the consumer, if there is no supply and availability. To a person with no access to electricity or basic bus services, low p...
Saubhagya: From Connections to Quality of Supply
Date : March 12, 2019
Distribution, the crucial link between power generation plants and end users, presents a complex challenge that India’s power sector is meeting with only qualified success. Despite being one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, India's per capita electricity consumption is only about a third of the global average. The rural segment of the population has been most affected by the lack of p...