KSEB unsure of power availability, state to feel heat

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Come summer season, KSEB will be forced to purchase power during peak hours at a whopping Rs 20 per unit instead of Rs 4.29, the rate as per the earlier cancelled Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). While the board will not go for tariff hike, it will impose additional burden on consumers under its favourite moniker, ‘surcharge’.

Meanwhile, a top KSEB official told TNIE that even if they agree to purchase power at exorbitant rates, there is no guarantee of availability.