Kerala State Electricity Board

Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBLtd) is a public sector

undertaking under the Government of Kerala, India, that Kerala State Electricity
generates,transmits and distributes the electricity supply in the state. Board Limited
Established in 1957, the agency comes under the authority of the
Department of Power. It has been registered under Indian
companies act during January 2011

Contents
History
Organizational Structure
Generation
Hydro Electric Projects
Fossil Fuel Projects KSEB Headquarters in
Wind Farms Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Solar Projects Type Public Sector
Transmission Company
Industry Electricity generation,
Distribution
transmission,
Electricity Tariff distribution
Tariff for Monthly Consumption (Upto 250 Units) 07 March 1957
Founded
Tariff for Monthly Consumption (Above 250 Units)
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram,
See also Kerala, India
References Area served Kerala, India
External links Key people N. S. Pillai Chairman &
Managing Director

Products Electricity
History Number of 35,000
employees
The history of electricity in the state is around one
century old. The first effort in this direction was a private Website kseb.in (http://www.ks
endeavour. Electricity was first brought to the state by a eb.in/)
British company – the Kannan Devan Hill Produce
Company, Munnar. The first generating station of the state was set up on the right bank of a
tributary of River Periyar in 1910. It was a hydroelectric project and that tributary named
Mudirappuzha continues to be the site of large a number of hydroelectric projects in the state.
After a spell of 17 years, the attention of the state authorities turned to newer forms of
generating energy. The Government of Travancore set up a facility to supply electricity to the
households of Thiruvananthapuram town. In 1927, a Thermal Power Station was established
under government ownership at Thiruvananthapuram for production of electrical energy on
commercial lines. Three oil engine generators, of a capacity of 65 kW each, were installed and
commercial production started in 1929. This station was located at Thampanoor at
 Thiruvananthapuram. An Electrical Wing under the State Public Works Department was
entrusted with the administration of the scheme.
The next significant development was the formation of a separate department for electricity in
1932 by His Highness Sri Chithirathirunal Maharaja and his Diwan Sir C P Ramaswami Iyer.
The formation of the Electricity Department paved the way for notable developments in the
field. Thermal generating stations were set up at Kollam, Kottayam and Nagercoil (now in Tamil
Nadu) in 1934. By that time, the possibilities of hydroelectric generation attracted the attention
of the technologists and the authorities.

Kerala being a land of mountains and rivers, it presented a fertile field for hydroelectric
generation. The vast potential for hydroelectric generation in the state prompted the state
authorities to take steps to establish stations for hydroelectric generation. The first of these
ventures was the Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project, the construction of which was started in
1933. The first stage of the project was commissioned in 1940. Its capacity was 13.5 MW. By
that time, a comparable electric transmission network had also been completed with 66 kV
substations at Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Kothamangalam, Kundara, Kalamasserry, Viyyur,
Aluva, and Thiruvananthapuram, which were also commissioned in 1940 itself during April -
May months
The Kerala state Electricity board started functioning under the direction of a newly formed
Kerala government, on 31 March 1957.[1] 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.As per the Central Electricity
Act 2003, KSEB was converted to Kerala State Electricity Board Limited in 2014. The original
KSEB was dissolved and its assets and liabilities transferred to the government initially and
then transferred to the newly formed company KSEB Limited.
Musical scores are temporarily disabled.

Organizational Structure
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 striving to provide quality electricity at affordable cost to all classes of consumers in the state of
Kerala.Kerala State Electricity Board commenced functioning on 31 March 1957 After Noon as per order no.
EL1-6475/56/PW dated 7 March 1957 of the Kerala State Government. It had 5 members with Sri K P
Sreedharan Nair as chairman. All the staff belonging to the erstwhile Electricity Department was transferred to
the Board. The 'Board' consisting of the chairman and the Members is the Supreme Governing Body.

The State Government by their notification EL3-9345 dated 21 February 1958 constituted the State Electricity
Consultative Council under section 16 of the Electricity Supply Act. The Council functions as consultative
body and the Board is required to place before the council the annual financial statement and supplementary
statements if any before submitting such statements to the State Government. The 'Board' consisting of the
chairman and the Members is the Supreme Governing Body. The Board consists of seven members and is
headed by the chairman.The Government of Kerala and KSE Board issued orders for the restructuring of KSE
Board into profit centres in April 2002. Members head the profit centres. There is a Corporate Office to co-
ordinate and control the activities of the Board.

After the enactment of Electricity Act, 2003, KSEB has been functioning as the State Transmission Utility
(STU) and a distribution licensee w.e.f 10 December 2004 under section 172(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.
The Central Government had approved the continuation of KSEB as a State Transmission Utility & Licensee
only up to 24 September 2008. In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-sections (1), (2), (5), (6) and (7)
of section 131 and section 133 of the Electricity Act 2003 (Central Act 36 of 2003) the Government of Kerala
had issued notification vide G.O. (MS) No.37/2008/PD, Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 25 September 2008 for
the purpose of vesting of functions, properties, interests, rights, obligations and liabilities of the Kerala State
Electricity Board in the State Government on such terms as agreed to by the Kerala State Electricity Board and
the State Government and re¬vesting thereof by the State Government in a Corporate entity and also for the
transfer of Personnel of the Board to the Corporate entity and for determining the terms and conditions on
which such transfers and vesting shall be made. Accordingly, with effect from 25 September 2008, all the
functions, properties and all interests, rights in properties, all rights and liabilities of the Board are vested in the
State Government. The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited has been incorporated under the Companies
Act, 1956 on 14 January 2011 and started operations as independent company with effect from 1 November-
2013.[2] The original KSEB was dissolved and its assets and liabilities were transferred from government to
the newly formed company KSEB Limited.

Generation
KSEB Ltd has 31 hydro-electric projects, 7 solar projects, 2
diesel power plants & 1 wind farm.Power generation is also
undertaken by Captive Mode Projects, Independent Power Mode
Projects & Co-generation mode projects other than
KSEBL.About 25% of the energy requirement is being met from
hydel plants owned and operated by KSEBL .As of December
2019, The total installed capacity is 2823.01 MW

The below list contains power generation projects in Kerala

owned by KSEB, Captive Mode Projects, Independent Power
Mode Projects & Co-generation mode projects . The Idukki Dam

Hydro Electric Projects

 Name Location Capacity (MW) Year opened
Idukki Dam Idukki 780 1976
Idamalayar Dam Ernakulam district 75 1985
Sholayar 54 1966
Kuttiadi 225 1972
Peringalkuthu Dam 36 1957
Peringalkuthu Left Bank Extension 16 1999
Pallivasal Idukki 37.5 1940
Sengulam 48 1954
Sabarigiri Idukki 340 1966
Panniar 32 1963
Neriamangalam 77.5 1961
Lower Periyar 180 1997
Kakkad 50 1999
Kallada 15 1994
Peppara 3 2015
Madupetty 2
Malampuzha Dam 2.5 2011
Chembukadavu 6.45 2003
Urumi 6.15 2004
Malankara 10.5 1994
Lower Meenmutty 3.5 2006
Kuttiady tail race 3.75 2008
Poozhithode 4.8 2011
Ranni-Perunadu 4 2012
Peechi 1.25 2013
Vilangad 7.5 2014
Chimini 2.5 2015
Adyanpara 3.5 2015
Barapole 15 2016
Vellathuval 3.6 2016
Peruthenaruvi 6 2017
Maniyar 12
 Kuthungal 21 2000
Ullunkal 7 2018
Iruttukanam 4.5 2010
Karikkayam 10.5 2009
Meenvallom 3 2014
Pathankayam 8 2017

Fossil Fuel Projects

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year opened

Brahmapuram Diesel Power Plant Kochi 106.6 1997
Kozhikode Diesel Power Project Nallalam 128 2000
Philips Carbon Black Limited 10
Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant Kayamkulam 359.58 1998
MPS Steel Castings Pvt. Ltd. 10.00

Wind Farms

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year opened

Kanjikode Wind Farm 2.025 1995
Malayala Manorama Palakkad 10 2019
Ramakkelmedu 14.25 2008
Agali 18.60
Ahalia 8.40 2016
Inox Kanjikode 16 2017
Kosamattom 1

Solar Projects
 Name Location Capacity (MW) Year opened
Kanjikode 1.00 2015
Edayar 1.25 2016
Kollengode 1.00
Barapole 4.00 2016
Muvattupuzha 1.25 2016
Pothencode 2.00 2016
Cochin International Airport Limited Nedumbassery 29.03 2015
Hindalco 1.00 2016
Kochi Metro Rail Limited Muttom 2.67 2017
ANERT Kuzhalmandam 2.00 2017
Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited Amabalakara 50.00

Transmission
The Kerala power system grid is connected to the Southern Region Transmission system through 400 kV
double circuit lines. They are

Udumalpet- Madakkathara line

Tirunelveli- Trivandrum line
Mysore – Kozhikode(Areekode) line
Tirunelveli - Kochi line

A 2000 MW HVDC Station is being set up by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. at Madakkathara as part
of Raigarh-Pugalur-Thrissur HVDC Project. This will be the first HVDC Project in Kerala and the fourth
project in South India after Kolar, Vizag and Pugalur.

There are 6 major inter-state transmission lines at 220 kV level and 110 kV level.

The 220 kV lines are:

Kaniyampetta- Kadakola (single circuit).

Idukki – Udumalpet(single circuit).
Sabarigiri – Theni (single circuit).
Edamon – Tirunelveli(double circuit).

The 110 kV lines are:

Parassala – Kuzhithura and

Manjeswaram – Konake.

The major substations include five 400 kV substations, and 17 220 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
400 kV 5* 378** 99.96
220 kV 17 2701.38 97.75
110 kV 129 4004 98.25
66 kV 83 2387 97.86
33 kV 114 1430 92.99

400 kV Substations at Pallipuram – Thiruvananthapuram, Pallikkara – Kochi, Palakkad and Kozhikode are
owned by PGCIL, while 400 kV Substation at Madakkathara, Thrissur is owned by KSEB. 400 kV
Substation, Madakkathara is the first 400 kV substation in Kerala.

Distribution
KSEB Ltd distributes electricity in the State of Kerala except in the administrative region of Thrissur
Municipal Corporation and Munnar (Kannan Devan Hills). For operational conveniences the distribution wing
is divided into four zones: South, Central, North and North Malabar.

Electricity Tariff
Kerala State Electricity Board Tariff consists of different components. The charges levied on consumers
include Fixed Charges, Meter Rent, Energy Charges, Fuel Surcharges, Electricity Duty and applicable local
taxes.

KSEB follows a slab system in which a consumer using up to 250 units per month will have a telescopic tariff.
This means that the first 50 units will be charged at a lower rate, with the rates increasing progressively for
subsequent 50 units. After 250 units, the billing will be ‘non-telescopic’, which means the slab rate will be
applicable for the entire electricity consumed.[3] The following table shows the electricity tariff for domestic
consumers

Tariff for Monthly Consumption (Upto 250 Units)

Consumption Slab Fixed Charges (Rs) Electricity Tariff (Rs/Unit)

0-40 0 1.5
0-50 35 3.15
51-100 45 3.70
101-150 55 4.80
151-200 70 6.40
201-250 80 7.60

For Three phase customers having a monthly consumption up to 100 units, the fixed charges are set as Rs 90
and Rs 100 for up to 250 units.

Tariff for Monthly Consumption (Above 250 Units)

 Consumption Slab Fixed Charges(Rs) Electricity Tariff(Rs/Unit)
0-300 100 5.80
0-350 110 6.60
0-400 120 6.90
0-500 130 7.10
500- 150 7.90

For Three phase customers the fixed charges are set as Rs 110 for consumers having a monthly consumption
up to 350 units, Rs 120 for up to 400 units, Rs 130 for up to 400 units and Rs 150 for consumption above 500
units.[4]

See also
List of electricity organisations in India
Electricity sector in India
List of power stations in India

References
1. History of Electricity in Kerala -Dr. D. Shina (http://www.studymode.com/essays/History-Of-Elect
ricity-In-Kerala-342203.html)
2. "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - KSEBL Overview" (http://www.kseb.in/index.php?optio
n=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=493&lang=en). www.kseb.in. Retrieved 5 June
2019.
3. "KSEB hikes power tariff for domestic consumers by 11.4 per cent" (https://www.onmanorama.c
om/news/kerala/2019/07/08/kseb-power-tariff-hike.html). 8 July 2019 – via Malayala
Manorama.
4. "KSEB gives shock treatment to domestic users, but ignores dues" (https://www.newindianexpr
ess.com/states/kerala/2019/jul/09/kseb-gives-shock-treatment-to-domestic-users-but-ignores-d
ues-2001275.html). The New Indian Express. 9 July 2019.

External links
Official site (http://kseb.in)
ORUMA: the result of KSEB’s concerted efforts: 'The Hindu' (http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/09/
stories/2008030953940500.htm)
Electricity Industry in Public Sector in India (https://web.archive.org/web/20141113132928/htt
p://www.ideaindia.com/product_detail.php?pid=1875)
Paying KSEB electricity bills online (https://ksebonlinebillpayment.com/)

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