The History of Electrification in India

byAmrita Ganeriwalla

Look around you. You are surrounded by electricity. Lights, fans, air-conditioners, washing machines, fridges and even reading devices all work on electricity or electrical charge. Without electricity, our lives would be very different. AMRITA GANERIWALLA, a class 12 student of Bombay International School, Mumbai, tells you how electricity changed India.

Did you know, princely states like Hyderabad and Mysore got electricity even before Bombay (now Mumbai), Delhi and Bangalore (now Bengaluru)?In Hyderabad, electricity was introduced in 1901. 30 years after that, electricity transmission systems consisted of six mains carrying currents of 6,600 volts