Powering up to get powered?
Another Power Trade Agreement (this time, with Nepal) to help another energy starved nation will not help solve India’s 'own' power woes. Or is there a smarter strategy behind the PTA? Steven Philip Warner | The Dollar Business Did you get a chance to watch the SRK-starrer Swades? If yes, we need many SRKs doing what SRK did in that flick. Strangely, what’s making headlines is a different story. India is the world’s fifth-largest producer of power. One line that calls for some celebration. But the only line. The rest is a tale that oozes tears. Over a fourth of Indians have no access to power. That’s 300 million-plus we’re talking about, almost the population of America! During FY2014, India’s power ...
