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During a CPM meeting in Kasaragod, a power cut interrupted A Vijayaraghavan’s speech, prompting him to mock the government’s handling of electricity issues, while an opposition MLA separately petitioned the minister over outages.
Kerala State Electricity Board Limited introduced simplified, standardised power connection charges ranging from ₹2,000 for domestic users, aiming to eliminate field surveys and significantly streamline application processing times across the state.
Residents in Badiyadukka panchayat face hardship as streetlights and the town circle high-mast light are broken. Panchayat President D. Shankara stated that an estimate is prepared to repair forty-seven expired mini-mast lights.
Kerala State Electricity Board received sanction to continue purchasing 177 MW from NTPC thermal plants until April 2029. Despite high fixed costs, regulators approved this due to severe state power shortages.
Kerala has reached a preliminary agreement with NTPC to address the state's increasing electricity needs and enhance long-term power security.
It has an outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore
Despite a severe power outage, doctors at Thrissur Medical College Hospital successfully performed an urgent angioplasty, saving a young man's life by restoring power to the cath lab.
Kerala experienced minimal power restrictions on September 23-24 despite record consumption, aided by surplus power from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha, and reduced demand due to local rain.
Kerala's government urges consumers to cut electricity use during peak hours (7 pm-midnight) due to high demand, recommending shifting non-essential activities to solar hours (9 am-4 pm) and using efficient appliances.
Kerala's electricity connection charges are changing from October 12, with fixed rates based on load replacing large deposits for installations up to 200m from existing lines.
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