- Kerala State Electricity Board
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Kerala State Electricity Board 
Type Public Sector Undertaking Industry Electricity generation, transmission, distribution Founded March 31, 1957 Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Area served Kerala, India Key people VP Joy, IAS Chairman Products Electricity Website kseb.in Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is a public sector agency under the Government of Kerala, India, that generates and distributes the electricity supply in the state. Established in 1957, the agency comes under the authority of the Department of Power.
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History
The Kerala state Electricity board started functioning under the direction of a newly formed Kerala government, on the 31st of March, 1957. The first governing body consisted of 5 members, and was headed by the Chairman K P Sreedhara Kaymal. The staff of the erstwhile Department of Electricity of the Thiru-Kochi state were transferred to the KSEB.
At the time of its inception, in 1958, the KSEB had an installed capacity of 109.5 MW, with a total annual internal generation of 441.35 MU. Over the years, as demand increased, the board has imported power from neighbouring states and private entities. The board also set up several more hydel power stations within the state. As of 2008, the KSEB has a total installed capacity of State to 2657.24 MW and a consumer base of over 91,59,399.
Generation
The Idukki Dam
KSEB has 23 Hydro Electric Projects, two Diesel power plants and one Wind Farm . The total installed capacity is 2229.6 MW. They are
- Hydro Electric Projects (1940.2MW)
- Idukki (780MW)
- Sabarigiri (335MW)
- Idamalayar (75MW)
- Sholayar (54MW)
- Pallivasal (37.5MW)
- Kuttiyadi (225MW)
- Panniar (30MW)
- Neriamangalam (77.65MW)
- Lower Periyar (180MW)
- Poringalkuthu & PLBE (48MW)
- Sengulam (48MW)
- Kakkad (50MW)
- Small Hydro Electric Projects(52.85MW)
- Kallada (15MW)
- Peppara (3MW)
- Malankara (10.5MW)
- Madupatty (2MW)
- Malampuzha (2.5MW)
- Lower Meenmutty (3.5MW)
- Chembukadavu - 1 (2.7MW)
- Chembukadavu - 2 (3.7MW)
- Urumi -1 (3.75MW)
- Urumi -2 (2.4MW)
- Kuttiyadi Tail Race (3.75MW)
- Thermal Projects (234.6MW)
- Brahmapuram Diesel Power Plant (106.6MW)
- Kozhikode Diesel Power Plant (128MW)
- Non-conventional energy (2MW)
- Kanjikode Wind Farm (2MW)
Transmission
The Kerala power system grid is connected to the Southern Region Transmission system through two 400kV double circuit lines.
They are
- Udumalpet- Madakkathara line and
- Thiruneveli- Pallippuram( Trivandrum) line.
There are 6 major inter-state transmission lines. at 220KV level and 110KV level.
The 220 KV lines are
- Kaniyampetta- Kadakola(single circuit).
- Idukki - Udumalpet(single circuit).
- Sabarigiri - Theni (single circuit).
- Edamon - Thirunelveli(double circuit).
The 110 KV lines are
- Parassala - Kuzhithura and
- Manjeswaram - Konake.
The major substations include one 400 KV sub-station, and seventeen 220 KV substations. The main grid comprises the 220 KV systems. The transmission sector of KSEB comprises two zones namely North and South.The State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) located at Kalamassery.
Capacity No. Substations Line length in Circuit Km Reliability Index 400KV 2* 260** - 220KV 17 2701.38 97.75 110KV 129 4004 98.25 66KV 83 2387 97.86 33KV 114 1430 92.99 *One 400 kV Substation at Pallipuram ,Thiruvananthapuram is owned by PGCIL **Owned by PGCIL
Distribution
KSEB distributes electricity in the State of Kerala except in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation and Munnar (Kannan Devan Hills). For operational conveniences the distribution wing is divided into three zones namely South, Central and North.
External links
- Official site
- Electricity Industry in the Public Sector In India
- History of Electricity in Kerala
- From the desk of Shri.V.S.ACHUTHANANDAN, Hon'ble Chief Minister(with Information Technology Portfolio),Government of Kerala
- From the desk of Shri.A.K.BALAN, Hon'ble Minister for Electricity,Government of Kerala
- ORUMA - Free software based billing application of KSEB : 'KSEBOA'
- ORUMA: the result of KSEB’s concerted efforts: 'The Hindu'
- Linux Wins !!!! Oruma The Largest Open Source Software in Gods own Country
- VIDEO : ORUMA - A Total Billing Solution for KSEB
- VIDEO : Making of Oruma
- Origin of Electricity Boards in India
References
Categories:- State agencies of Kerala
- Industries based in Kerala
- State electricity agencies of India
- Hydro Electric Projects (1940.2MW)
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