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A tangential point ... but power cuts in Himachal? I grew up in Himachal in the late 80s and 90s, and power cuts were extremely rare. Himachal was one of the few states that was power surplus and boasted of 100% electrification. Has this changed in recent years?

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Mcleod Ganj may not have the infrastructure that the rest of Himachal does, I don't know. In the last two weeks here the power cuts out roughly 3 times per day, anywhere between 10 minutes and 2 hours, which is apparently pretty good compared to winter when weather can take power out for 24+ hours.

It's not even high season yet, I imagine it will only get worse with mass influx of people stressing the already shaky grid.

Indeed. I remember lots of micro-hydroelectric power plants. Not sure how well the power distribution infrastructure is maintained. Heck of a beautiful place.

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