7.6. IMPACT OF POWER OUTAGES As highlighted above, power outages have emerged also in the auto parts as one of the principal constraints to production. Out of the sample, 91 percent of the units stated that they were making up the shortfall through self-generation (Table 7.12). On the average they estimated their daily production loss to be 5.4 hours. The reported volume of output lost on average is 35 percent, while there was on average increase of 40 percent in the cost of production. Clearly, power outages have emerged as a major factor restricting output and also by increasing costs of production have reduced the level of competitiveness of the industry.
