The Takshashila Podcast

Power cuts have become so routine that we've stopped noticing them. But this normalisation of unreliability has a cost — and it's a cost that shows up not on your electricity bill, but in your diesel expenses, your inverter battery, and your lost productive hours. But why is our electricity so unreliable?In this episode of All Things Policy, Anwesha Sen speaks to Sarthak Pradhan, Assistant Professor at the Takshashila Institution, about the reasons for this unreliability and what it would take to fix it. Sarthak has recently written about this in The Print as well, do check it out! - https://theprint.in/opinion/power-distribution-indias-energy-vulnerability-discoms/2910774/Are you passionate about shaping India's future? Keen to find solutions for India's most pressing challenges? Look no further than Takshashila's Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy. This 48-weekend programme will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and network needed to pivot to a meaningful career in public polic