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How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

592 points · 336 comments · rbanffy

  1. mc32 · · focus · HN ↗
    That’s quite the achievement. Though a side note of comparison I can’t believe France and Belgium suffer power losses in the 5 to 6% range. Unless I’m misunderstanding what that means, it seems excessive for a modern economy.
    1. yorwba · · focus · HN ↗
      You can&#x27;t easily move energy from one place to another without losing some of it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ceer.eu&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2025&#x2F;02&#x2F;3rd-CEER-Report-on-Power-Losses.pdf#page=21" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ceer.eu&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2025&#x2F;02&#x2F;3rd-CEER-Repo... That doesn&#x27;t necessarily result in power outages, though.
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