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JUDY WOODRUFF: And to India, where an area with a population of 700 million, almost one-tenth of the population of the entire world, lost power Tuesday, when three of the country's regional electricity grids failed.
It was by far the largest blackout in human history. And it came as millions of Indians faced summer temperatures well into the 90s.
"Demand for Power in India Outstrips Current Energy Infrastructure" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 7/30/2012
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SUMMARY: Before the major power failures, the Indian government had scaled back plans to spend $1 trillion to rebuild energy infrastructure over the next five years. Author Stephen Cohen and The Peterson Institute's Arvind Subramanian talk to Judy Woodruff about the future challenges for matching supply with demand for energy in India.
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