Moolamattom circuit failure leads to power cut

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state saw partial load shedding on Thursday after six generators in Moolamattom generating station in Idukki shut down due to a circuit failure at 7.30 pm. KSEB chairman B Ashok told TNIE that, as the generators experienced power drip, it will take a minimum of 45 minutes to restart them which led the board to enforce partial load shedding.

It was Power Minister K Krishnankutty’s office that first informed about the circuit failure experienced in Moolamattom power station. He also informed that the outage resulted in a shortage of 300 megawatt power generation in the state which led the board to enforce load shedding in several districts.