KOZHIKODE: As torrential rain with precipitation of 90 per cent and wind 10 km per hour, telephones in KSEB offices continue to ring, and workers hustle over despite the workforce shortage and hostile operational environs. Due to recurrent power outages, KSEB tries to address the complaints with the limited resources and human power where they […]
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KSEB to shift office at Koyilandy North
KOZHIKODE: Kerala State Electricity Board office in North Koyilandy which is struggling due to lack of facilities and miserable conditions during the rainy season will be shifting soon to 2000 sqft office of the 110 kV Kanoor KSEB substation in Ulliyeri panchayath. The move is expected to put 25,000 consumers within the circle in trouble […]
Bengaluru: Notice to houses near power lines
Bengaluru: Recent deaths in the City due to electrocution has created panic among the people and brought the issue of dangers caused by high tension wires that pass close to buildings and houses. A survey is being carried out by Bescom to find out the number of structures constructed close to high tension wire.
India to touch renewable energy capacity of 260 GW by 2024: govt official
New Delhi: India expects to achieve a renewable energy capacity target of 260 gigawatt (GW) by 2024, a government official said on Friday, as the country sees rapid growth in renewable capacity backed by government orders, private equity and pension fund investments. India’s renewable power capacity soared by almost 150 per cent in the last […]
Renegotiation of PPAs to hit cash flows
Kolkata: The Andhra Pradesh government’s latest move to renegotiate its agreements to purchase solar and wind power will affect generators’ operating cash flows and is likely to face strong challenges from RE operators. Normally state-owned distribution companies in the state delay payments to generators and that may eventually lead to a significant drop in generators’ […]
Bescom lineman electrocuted while repairing faulty line
Bengaluru: A 42-year-old lineman attached to Bescom lost his life due to the negligence of a Bescom engineer while repairing a damaged wire in Thanisandra on Sunday morning. The deceased, Murali, was a resident of Banaswadi. As Murali’s body was taken to Ambedkar Medical College for the postmortem, his family members staged a protest at […]
Kochi: Wither the guardian?
Kochi: The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has failed to live up to its responsibility as an independent agency protecting the interests of the consumers in the state from unscientific and unjust practices of Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBL). The tariff hike approved by the Commission on July 8, more than the amount […]
Brookfield working on Suzlon Energy due diligence
Mumbai: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is planning an offer for a majority stake in India’s debt-laden Suzlon Energy Ltd, according to people familiar with the matter. The Toronto-based investment firm is working with a financial adviser for due diligence on Suzlon, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private. Brookfield […]
KSERC hikes power tariff by 6.8 per cent
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has shocked the people by approving an average tariff increase of 6.8 per cent for domestic and industrial consumers. BPL families using less than 40 units a month have been exempted from the hike. The revised tariff implemented with immediate effect will be in force till 2022. The […]
Two 750 MW gas turbine power stations to come up in Chennai
Chennai: As part of an initiative to improve the power infrastructure, and further enhance the installation capacity, the government has proposed to establish two 730 MW capacity gas turbine power stations in Chennai, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami informed the Assembly. “These gas turbine power stations would be established at an estimated cost of Rs […]
Kerala High Court: KSEBL staff liable for electrocutions
Kochi: The High Court on Thursday included the chief electrical inspector of the Kerala Electricity Board Ltd in the incident in which two persons were killed when they came into contact with a snapped power cable in Thiruvananthapuram. The court said that KSEBL officials concerned will be implicated in any such happenings in future.
KSEBL: No load shedding till July 15
Thiruvananthapuram: Sweltering days are ahead for electricity consumers in the state with water levels in the dams falling and load-shedding and rate increases on the cards. The KSEB does not plan to impose load-shedding till July 15, but thereafter it will review the situation, according to KSEB chairman N. S. Pillai.