Electricity Problem

Madan lal khurana makes me remember of one of his interviews on TV when he was CM, saying "DESU (DVB) mein to corruption hai hee,,,,he he he he" He, like his usual self; ended with the dumb laugh. I was thinking that when your leaders/ CM in power has accepted the defeat and fatality of the situation, then can it change??? People wanted the electricity to be privatized but he did not allow it.

Electricity situation has improved after privatization, but not as much as we had hoped. The reasons behind it are again politics, according to me, The illegal connections to slum clusters, cant be disconnected because the votes these clusters generate. During my electrical engineering we were taught that the transformers just cant burn out/get damaged just like that. They have life of many yrs, Even then in Delhi we see so many Transformer failures. The transformers have 2-3 alarms or flags that indicate the impending disaster and reflect on its health. But is their any periodic checking of the transformers done??? is any maintenance activity done? Electricity they say should be like any other commodity that's man made. You use more you pay less. But the situation is exactly opposite. To top it up the willing and dutifully paying public also does not get the electricity 24*7.

Private parties are ready to setup generation units, but the state electricity boards cant assure them the money for the electricity they use. The whole electricity problem is easily solvable, just needs concerted effort for a few years and less political interference. The engineers and the private companies can bring a revolution, only if the government let them do it.