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Aircraft and energy: black-out leaves 300 million people without power in India

Delhi, India - Airports unaffected due to dedicated power plants

A large black-out has left more than 300 million people without power in the north of India. Lights in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (a state with more people than Brazil) went out in the evening. Electricity supplies were restored to Delhi and much of Uttar Pradesh, but the states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir were still without full power in the morning. Local Power minister Sushilkumar...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143991
Rome, Italy, 07/30/2012 16:10
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