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Onmanorama Explains | 'Watt' story: No rain power, Volt-less KSEB in a shock

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August 19, 2023

Onmanorama Explains | 'Watt' story: No rain power, Volt-less KSEB in a shock

The need to conserve water in dams has necessitated increased purchases of costly power from outside.

April 21, 2023
Power crisis: Kerala's charged behaviour after dusk a matter of grave concern

KSEB has managed to keep the lights and air-conditioners on in our houses by drawing more power from the southern transmission grid than is allotted.
May 21, 2022
Explained: Why is India facing its worst power crisis in over six years?

A surge in air-conditioning demand this year, and an economic recovery due to removal of all COVID-related curbs pushed power demand to record highs in April.
April 03, 2022
No power cut, assures KSEB after fire guts Sabarigiri generator

Some coils of the Generator 6 at the power station located at Moozhiyar in Pathanamthitta district were gutted in a fire on Friday evening.
October 11, 2021
Coal crisis: No power cut in Kerala till October 19

The minister said Kerala was facing a daily shortage of 400 MW. All the 27 central thermal stations, Kerala depend on for cheap power from outside the state, are coal-based.
October 11, 2021
Northern states stare at blackout, Kerala too mulls power cut

Kerala received only 30% of the total allotted power from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.
June 28, 2021
Power regulator set to release draft of new power tariff in July

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission is going ahead with procedures to announce the revised power tariff applicable for the next five years in coming March.