hi all,
i guess this is an apt topic to choose given that we are going to face it very soon. . .the summer is here and so are the speculations about load shedding.As per the old saying "the true value of anything is known to someone who does not have it".In the comforts of my home in south Mumbai where we rarely face load shedding,people may simply ignore the grim situation thinking that it is not going to affect them.The point here is they also ignore the hardships people face due to load shedding.we are so used to electricity and the versatile applications it has, that living without it seems to be impossible. . . going along with our economic growth,there is a rise in demand for everything from oil to food and electricity is no exception.U will get a good idea by the fact that this year,in Maharashtra alone,there is going to be an estimated shortage of 900MW of power as compared to 200MW merely two years ago.This itself speaks volumes about the rise in demand and the supply being constant,we are in deep trouble.
BEST has geared up to buy 1000MW from other suppliers to overcome the problem. . .but is this the solution??? With demands rising day by day,unless we increase the supply and use our sources in a proper way,we are going to face POWER CRISIS.
The government may be accused of not doing anything about it but we too are to be blamed for the situation we are in and we are the ones who have to take up the responsibility of rectifying it.