Electricity, the lifeline of a growing nation

Recently there has been a lot of power cuts in Tamil Nadu. It is a fast growing state and needs electricity to power its growth. We have a finite source and we need more and more power. What is the plan of action to address this acute shortage of power? I haven't heard one from the Chief minister .How irresponsible ?

Govt. should come out with a short-term and a long-term plan . People are left in the dark with all these random power cuts. Here are some things which Govt. can do.

1. Govt. has to first manage expectations and share their plan with the people.
2. Govt. will have to look at their consumption and start making changes to reduce their power footprint. e.g change street bulbs to more energy efficient ones
3. Enact laws which will encourage/enforce more energy efficient products.
4. Review the power transmission lines to make them more efficient.
5. More than 25% of electricity produced is lost to power theft.
6. Govt should encourage use of solar water heaters, energy conversion devices of waste to energy etc
7. Long-term we need to look for more sources of energy . e.g solar, nuclear, wind etc.