DELHI & GURGAON WITHOUT POWER

For an Indian it is normal that each day there is one or more power cuts, they can take less than a minute are take half a day. Indian just get fuming if the power- cuts comes unexpected and with a high frequency. The minimum of the expectations is that the government at least announces the power- cuts.
For me it is not understandable why Indians accept this situation. Everybody being proud that money is spoiled on a totally unnecessary mission to the moon and to buy the used air fighters of the Russian and France air force to fight a non- existing enemy (Pakistan) instead of building power plants.

A country gifted by nature with a tremendous solar energy, is since ever fighting against this free power instead of collecting and use it. Just because in the WEST (where there is a lack of sun energy) they fight the heat with air - conditioners.

With the mercury rising to 44 C angry Delhiites said they felt they were back a decade ago, facing six hours of power cuts daily. The peak demand on Friday touched 3,800 MW and according to the state government, there was a shortage of almost 400 MW power in the city which led to widespread power cuts.


Fed up with excuses, many Delhiites questioned why the government could not provide a load shedding schedule so they could be prepared in advance. It can happen anytime from afternoon to night and is very inconvenient for us. Last night, the power went off for two hours and even the power provider helpline was useless. We went to the local BSES office at 1 am and then only supply resumed,’’ said an irate resident of Lajpat Nagar.

Power provider BSES — which services most of Delhi — claimed that it was not possible to have a load shedding schedule because it was not possible to predict when there would be low frequency in the grid and when load would peak. They further set only a set pattern could make a load shedding schedule possible. ‘‘There is no shortage of power in Delhi. We have tied up for more than sufficient power but it is unable to reach us. If there is a power shortage, we will give a load shedding schedule,’’ said a top BSES official.

So it is just all happening in my dream that I am in the dark and I loose all the time the connection to my WLAN because of a non- existing power cut.

TOURIST WARNING -GURGAON WANTS TO KILL YOU II

One of the advantages of a new founded city as Gurgaon (proudly called the Millenium City) is the acces to foothpaths and sidewalks, but unfortunately that is also the danger. During daytime the situation is not dramatic, but during night time and power cuts (and that is 30% of the time) these obstacles can kill you and nobody will take care.
A special danger are the high voltage power distributors, mounted on wooden panels, fuses omitted just by simple wires and reachable from the sidewalk , in the absolute dark of a power cut a killer !!!

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MILLENIUM CITY

The habitants of the so-called Millennium city are since years facing power cuts not only at day time (with high power consumption) but also at nighttime. Despite several announcement by the responsible Electrical Power Companies and addition of 4000 power distribution transformers, a new rural distribution system (that means the villagers have to suffer a little more than the citizen, and some trials to lower power theft nothing as changed.

Gurgaon has many other Indian cities is having a hard time with unannounced power cuts several times a day and not like Western may imagine for a couple of minutes, these power cuts can last for hour and hour. According to the residents 8 to 10 hours power cut is daily routine

“ These power cuts are getting larger in the city, it has been really horrible for us. There is absolutely no power in the morning and we are not abler to switch on our water pumps (of course there is no regular water supply either … but this is for one of the next post), the kids have to go to school without being washed”

There is a substantial gap between the demand and the supply of power to the city. Additionally the power distribution is mal-organized and the power plants maintenance is insufficient.

ALL THIS BY TOTAL INCOMPETENT AND IRRESPONSABLE PLANNING FROM HARYANA STATE, GURGAON CITY INCLUDING DLF.

How is it possible to build a city for 3- 4 Million people without taking care that there are the most elemental conditions for a regular live as electrical power, water, sewage and public transport. And what is the most amazing for me the Gurgaon citizens accept all this without any loud protest.

INDIAN FUN 1

Sandeep: Delhi is going to supply electrical power to Mumbai
Rakesh: But Delhi doesn't have any power for itself, all we have are power cuts.
Sandeep: No problem we'll supply Mumbai by power cuts

Sad background:
Delhi in the hot season is lacking 600 MW of electrical power. Which results in daily power cuts for 1- 2 hours during night and/or day times. A fact tourist do not remark since hotels and other touristic areas have power generators (a very expensive, low efficient solution)
Maharsta (Mumbai is the capital) is missing 6400 MW of electrical power, since Mubai as a capital is proirized, it is mainly Pune and Nashik suffering from daily power cuts for hours, forcing each houshold to purchase expensive inverters ( a battery inverter combination to make out of 12 V DC, 220 V AC)
Since 6400 MW requires 6 big nuclear power plants and there is not even a sign of planning for that it may take another decade before the problem can be overcome.
Maybe Jacques Rogge should read from time to time Indian newspapers before he recommend India for Olympic games