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Power struggle: How to keep India's lights on [1]

For many in India, when the largest blackout the world has ever seen struck last week, it didn't come as a surprise. Smaller, scheduled blackouts are a common way that the country copes with its explosive growth in demand for electricity.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2012
Hal Hodson [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Tags:
Electricity [4], India [5], Energy Policy [6], Monsoons [7], Rainfall [8], Irrigation [9], Hydroelectricity [10], Energy Efficiency [11]

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