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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. inglor_cz · · focus · HN ↗
      Czechia is at 5-6 per cent as well, even though our grid companies are quite good. This is the price for having rural areas. Within a single compact city, like Singapore, you can get under 1 per cent easily. One the distances grow to hundreds of kilometers, some non-negligible loss is inevitable.
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