On 16-05-2011 08:42, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: > At 2011-05-16 00:56:49 +0000, sur...@hserus.net wrote: >> >> You'll find that power cuts are a regular feature in industrial areas >> around india, most companies compensate by buying diesel generators > > (I happen to be doing some work in this area, so…) > > Another thing that smallish industrial units (including several textile > mills in Tamil Nadu) are doing is bidding for electricity on the Indian > Energy Exchange (iexindia.com). That way, they can hedge their bets: if > the market clearing price for power is lower than the cost of running a > diesel generator, they save money. If they have to run the generator, > then in principle, they can even sell any surplus power they generate > during that period. The minimum volume is 1MW, but in practice, some > people buy even less and nobody objects.
I'm in Thiruvannamalai, not Coimbatore, but the IEX is of no use when the electricity board cuts the grid itself off. -- Regards, Aadisht Email for lists: li...@aadisht.net Personal Email: aadi...@aadisht.net Mobile (TN): +91-96000 23067 Website: http://www.aadisht.net/ Blog: http://www.wokay.in/
