An Economic Times report has an interesting take on the incessant power cuts and blackouts faced by us,Indians - the cumulative costs of power outages in the entire country adds up to a staggering Rs 1,000 bn, which, if collected from the affected people instead, is enough to add 25,000 MW of power generation capacity every year.

This is a huge figure considering the fact that India presently has a total power generation capacity of roughly 150,000 MW, which has been growing at a painfully slow place. According to the report, Rs 1,000 bn is the total quantum of money Indians spend on power back-up equipment like gensets, batteries and inverters. The government has been shouting about the need to overhaul India's infrastructure but for some strange reason seems lethargic in ramping up the much needed power generation in the country.