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The municipal corporation purchases power in bulk from the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The budget for this operation, however, is separately prepared and is not included in the annual municipal corporation budget. The separate books of accounts of the operation are also kept under the cash-based system.
The Kerala State Electricity Board, constituted by the Government of Kerala, by order dated 7 March 1957, under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 is in the business of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of electricity and strives to provide quality electricity [clarification needed] at an affordable cost to all classes of consumers in the state of Kerala.
In 1999, Karnataka embarked on a major reform of the power sector. As a first step, Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB) was dissolved and in its place, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) was incorporated.
The initial negotiations with the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin – a company which had been present in the state's power sector for several decades – began during the tenure of United Democratic Front government, [5] under the leadership of the then power minister C. V. Padmarajan [9] and later, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SNC ...
KSRTC topped with a loss of ₹ 1,976.03 crore which was 30.08% of the total loss, KSEB came second with a loss of ₹ 1,822.35 crore, representing 27.74% of the total loss, and Kerala State Beverages Corporation came third with a loss of ₹ 1,608.17 crore, accounting 24.48 percent of total loss.
In 2008, the Kerala State Electricity Board moved to a Free software platform called ORUMA to run their billing operations. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The system was built with the help of an internal team at KSEB.
The Moolamattom hydro power station is the power house of the Kerala State Electricity Board's Idukki Hydroelectric Project , the largest hydroelectric project in Kerala, India, with a capacity to generate 2398 million units of electricity annually.
In retaliation, the KSEB reportedly cut power supply to MVD offices in certain regions, leading to disruptions in the department's operations. While the KSEB claimed the power cut was a routine procedure due to non-payment of bills, there were allegations that it was a deliberate act of retaliation.