1) According to the Planning Commission of India, 600 million people — roughly half the population — are off the electric grid.
2) Transparency International estimated in 2005 that Indians paid $480 million in bribes to put in new connections or correct bills.
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What's missing in the story is about the price of electricity. Who has the final say on the electricity price in the face of chronic shortfall of supply to meet demand?
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