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Electrical Engineering deals with electricity and magnetism and is devoted to the utilization of the forces of nature and materials for the benefit of mankind. It encompasses many aspects of other engineering science, mathematics and physical science. Electrical Engineers lend their expertise to other engineering field as well. There is hardly a field of technology to which electrical engineering has not made a contribution. |
| The Indian Scene Development of electricity was initiated in India as early as in 1900 with the commissioning of a hydro- electric power station at Shivasamudram in Karnataka. Coal- based thermal plants account for about 60% of electric generation. The Electricity Supply Act of 1940 forms the basis of the administrative structure for electricity supply system in the country. Nuclear power generation started in 1969 at T arapore. Possibilities of tidal power at Gulf of Cambay, Gulf of Kutch, and the estuary of the Hooghly are being explored. Similarly, exploratory work on the use of geothermal energy is being carried out in Pugge Valley and Chumattang in Ladakh. Wind and other energy sources are also receiving increasing attention for commercial application. |
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