India may be catching up with China in terms of GDP growth but it still lags far behind on electricity provision. The contrast between the two global heavyweights is stark: nearly 404m Indians currently live without any electricity at all, compared to 8m Chinese.
在GDP增长方面，印度或许正在赶上中国；但在电力供应上，印度仍明显落后。两个大国形成了鲜明对比：近4.04亿印度人目前仍过着没有电的生活，而中国的这一数字只有800万。
What’s more, while China is projected to achieve universal electrification by 2015, India won’t be fully electrified until 2030, according to an International Energy Agency report. Among Indians who do have access to electricity, the demand is increasing at breakneck speed. India’s increasing love for gadgets from mobile phones to laptops means that the country is using electricity at a record pace with demand set to more than double by 2030.
而且，根据国际能源机构(IEA)的一份报告，中国计划在2015年前实现全国电气化，而印度要到2030年才能实现。在能够用上电的印度人中，对电力的需求正在飞速增长。随着手机、笔记本电脑等设备日益受到青睐，印度的用电量正达到创纪录的水平：到2030年，印度电力需求将增长一倍以上。
Improving energy access is key to India’s aspirations for double-digit economic growth. Kandeh Yumkella, director general of the United Nation Industrial Development Organisation said: “The lack of access to modern energy services is a serious hindrance to India’s economic and social development. But even those who do have electricity, only have around 100kw/hr per person per year which means they may have lights that function, but that is it. It is not enough.”
提高能源的可获得性，将是印度实现经济两位数增长的关键。联合国工业发展组织总干事云盖拉(Kandeh Yumkella)表示：“现代能源服务供应匮乏，是印度经济和社会发展的重大障碍。但就算是那些有电可用的人中，人均年用电量也不过100千瓦左右，这意味着他们可以使用电灯，但仅此而已。这是不够的。”
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