Fixing a Power Grid That Loses Over Half Its Power to Inefficiency and Theft
In the early 2000s, over half of Delhi’s generated power was lost to inefficiencies of all kinds, and theft. Losses were technical as well as administrative, and the rampant theft was perpetuated by “both the powerful and the powerless”. That level of loss is staggering, and caused by many issues rather than just one or two.
- ▪In the early 2000s, over half of Delhi’s generated power was lost to inefficiencies of all kinds, and theft.
- ▪Losses were technical as well as administrative, and the rampant theft was perpetuated by “both the powerful and the powerless”.
- ▪That level of loss is staggering, and caused by many issues rather than just one or two.
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Fixing A Power Grid That Loses Over Half Its Power To Inefficiency And Theft No comments by: Donald Papp October 3, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Mini Shaji Thomas] has a deeply interesting article on IEEE Spectrum detailing how the power distribution system for a city of over twenty million people went from failing to first-class. In the early 2000s, over half of Delhi’s generated power was lost to inefficiencies of all kinds, and theft. Losses were technical as well as administrative, and the rampant theft was perpetuated by “both the powerful and the powerless”. Spoiler alert: it’s a big job. That level of loss is staggering, and caused by many issues rather than just one or two. Many of the problems tended to compound one another.
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