On: How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

[sumedh]

> and raise the price of electricity 5x.

People wont vote for them if they increased the price by 5x.

[JSR_FDED → sumedh]

And then there’s the small matter of it being financially ruinous for the poorest people

[londons_explore → JSR_FDED]

common misconception. In fact, it would probably be cheaper for most people since they wouldn't have to own a generator (or pay for use of someone elses).

Instead, people (especially the poorest) would need to put effort into tracking their own usage - and understanding that an airconditioner uses far more electricity than a phone charger.

[nightfly → londons_explore]

This seems completely out-of-touch with reality, and absolutely insults the intelligence of the poorest people

[awa → londons_explore]

With higher energy cost, People who could afford ACs would pay off the linemen to connect the AC directly bypassing the meter.