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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.
During an Assembly adjournment motion, Kerala's government criticised the former LDF administration, led by Pinarayi Vijayan, for cancelling a cheap long-term power deal, worsening the state's severe electricity crisis and escalating costs.
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.
Disabled resident Prakash and neighbours in Kottakuzhi face constant electrocution risks due to dangerously sagging high-tension power lines, while unfulfilled official promises leave families terrified during every seasonal storm.
Kerala has reached a preliminary agreement with NTPC to address the state's increasing electricity needs and enhance long-term power security.
Due to a meter readers' strike, KSEB will use average consumption for bills, with consumers able to submit readings. Contracts of striking readers are being terminated.
In Thiruvalla, Varghese C Philipkutty alleges KSEB contractors felled trees on his property during ‘touch pruning’, despite power lines being elsewhere. Some felled trees were court-listed, causing substantial loss. KSEB denies indiscriminate felling, citing frequent power interruptions.
Faulty automatic street light timers in Thrikkakara and Kakkanad, co-funded by the Municipality and KSEB, are causing significant energy wastage by remaining on during daylight hours.
Kerala's power crisis, prolonged beyond September, is set to ease from October 1st with supply agreements from Himachal Pradesh and increased Short-term Open Access power.
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