India’s Outages: What Can We Learn?

India’s Outages: What Can We Learn? Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:30 AM PDT India’s recent national outages on July 30 and 31 have received a great deal of attention in the press.  Nearly 800 million people were without power and India suffered hits to its economy and its global reputation as a result.  Years from now some definitive report will outline the details, but enough is known now to glean some important considerations for energy policy makers.    While some may quickly dismiss the event as endemic to uniquely Indian conditions, the event highlights a number of important considerations for grid operators, engineers and policy maker    http://theenergycollective.com/gerry-runte/102106/india-s-outages-what-can-we-learn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29