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Half of India without power.
This is a discussion on Half of India without power. within the Off-Topic forums, part of the General category; http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07...or-second-day/ NEW DELHI India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, ...
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Half of India without power.
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Damn...620 million people...NEW DELHI India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity for hours in, by far, the world's biggest blackout.Last edited by Blitz1; 07-31-2012 at 11:24 AM.
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Well, what do you expect from a 3rd world country?
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Bahahaha
Originally Posted by Palladin
If you go to the rural parts of India(Himalayas), the power goes out on a daily basis. Even with all of the hydro electric dams that they are building right now.
A few places had solar power installed, but after a few years they tend to fall apart.Amateurs do it until they get it right.
Professionals do it until they don't get it wrong.
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