Modi’s ‘electrifying’ failure

Former Power Minister Piyush Goyal had this very original thought about the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), a scheme to reform India's state-owned electricity distribution companies (discoms). https://twitter.com/piyushgoyal/status/711795244392579073 It’s worth reading his exact words: Never before in the history of India has such a comprehensive power sector reform, which has the potential to completely transform …

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Why you shouldn’t be bedazzled by Modi’s LED claims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is proud of the government’s scheme to distribute millions of low-cost, energy efficient LED bulbs. And why not: Modi told the Lok Sabha on 7 Feb that the distribution of 21 crore LED bulbs had helped households save ₹11,000 crore in electricity bills. Even the name bears his unmistakable imprint: “Unnat …

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