 Innovative Strategies for Tackling Power ProblemsSumila Gulyani Chapter 2 in Innovating with Infrastructure, 2001, pp 28-76 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Many developing countries have been unable to provide their industries with the basic input of reliable electric power. Industrial users in these countries suffer from shortfalls in both the quantity and quality of power. The problem of inadequate supply arises, in part, from the inability of governments to invest at a rate that keeps pace with growing demand. In a country such as India, the quantity shortage or demand-supply gap means it is usually hard to get electric connections from public utilities. When firms do get connections, the “sanctioned load” is often lower than their demand, and they face frequent, scheduled and unscheduled, power cuts. The problem of poor power quality, or significant fluctuations in voltage and frequency, has an adverse effect on manufacturing processes and efficiency. Quality problems arise from both the poor condition of the physical infrastructure, especially the transmission and distribution lines, and the demand–supply gap (e.g., at peak demand the grid is overloaded and voltage in the entire system tends to drop). Keywords: Supply Chain; Sales Revenue; Industrial User; Industrial Firm; Public Power (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51044-9_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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