Amidst fears of grid failure, KSEB formulates contingency plan

KOCHI: Amidst concerns raised by power managers across the country about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to turn off lights and observe nine minute candlelight vigil at 9 pm on Sunday, the Kerala State Electricity Board has formulated a contingency plan to avoid grid failure due to the sudden drop and rise in power consumption.

“If all the 85 lakh domestic consumers switch off lights at their house at 9 pm on Sunday, there will be a sudden drop in consumption which we peg around 400 MW. Tamil Nadu will experience a drop of 2,000 MW while the country will be facing a decline of 20,000 MW in consumption. This will lead to a grid crash and the country will plunge into darkness. So power managers are working out a plan to avoid the worst scenario,” KSEB chairman N S Pillai told TNIE.