Power crisis: KSEB hopes for a curbs-free Oct. with supplies from Himachal Pradesh
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is securing emergency power supplies from Himachal Pradesh to avoid electricity curbs in October. Despite these efforts, low hydel reservoir levels due to a weak monsoon have necessitated imports to meet peak demand.
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The report underscores the vulnerability of regional power grids to climate-related factors like weak monsoons and the importance of inter-state energy cooperation.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is hoping to keep October free of electricity curbs with emergency electricity supplies from Himachal Pradesh to meet the peak demand.
According to KSEB officials, supplies ranging between 600 MW and 800 MW have been ensured through the Directirate of Energy, Himachal Pradesh, for October. This will help the KSEB meet the peak demand, they said.
The power utility is also in talks with the northern State for supplies to cover November and December as well. After a break, power curbs had made a reappearance in the last week of September.
On Wednesday, Keralam had experienced a shortage of 900 MW, prompting the KSEB to impose power curbs. Peak demand was recorded at 5,459 MW, the highest in September.
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