The electricity shortfall in the country has become 4800 MW. According to NTDC sources, the demand for electricity in the country is 27800 MW and the production is 23 thousand MW. Sources say that 3 hours of load shedding is being done on the feeders with Lesco classes. According to the sources, power has been restored from 2 units of Good power Plant, but one unit of 247 MW is still shut down.

The Cost of No Electricity

Electricity is so much in use these days that it is now considered a public utility, and to some, maybe even a basic right. After all, electricity means light, telecommunications, access to media like radio and television, even access to education. No electricity, on the other hand, means keeping people in the dark, both literally and figuratively.

Governments are responsible for providing people electricity, and to make sure that even far-flung areas without power are targeted by government projects to provide power sooner or later. But what happens when pleas for electricity go unnoticed for years?  The desire for electricity may be such that people attempt to service their own areas by making illegal connections.

This is what happened in Marikana, north of Pretoria, where unheard pleas for electricity have turned into a veritable network of illegal connections. The tragedy is that the illegal connections have resulted in miles of cables and exposed wires, which recently caused the death of at least two children by electrocution. Will Atlanta lower the prices of electricity ? Many think the prices are going to increase.

Lower, Not Higher, Demand for Electricity in the UK

Here’s something odd: electricity use in the UK is falling. Over the past seven years, in fact, the demand for electricity in the UK has declined by as much as 9 percent.

You would think it would have been the opposite, considering the steady growth in construction, industry, population, and the mass production and usage of electronic equipment and gadgets. Besides, electricity use seems to be rising elsewhere in the world.

Some of the reasons cited for this phenomenon include mild weather, a slowing economy, and the growing prevalence of energy-efficient appliances.