Kerala Power Sector

Q1. The major HEPs that existed in Kerala before independence were
Pallivasal, Sengulam
Q2. Electricity Supply Act came to effect in ______
1948
Q3. Based on Electricity Supply Act, KSEB was formed in ______
1956 (1-4-1956)
Q4. The recorded peak demand of Kerala is _____
4316 MW
Q5. Installed capacity of Kerala is ____
3142 MW (3.1 GW)
(68 % = 2129 MW – Hydro
20% = 632 MW – Thermal
10% = 310 MW – Solar
2 % = 70 MW –wind)
Q6. An example of Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Kerala is ___
Meenvallom HEP, Palakkad
Q7. An example of Captive Power Producer (CPP) in Kerala is ___
Maniyar
Q8. The Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act came to effect in ___
1998
-Provide for establishment of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(CERC) and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC).
Q9. Kerala SERC was formed in ___
2002
Q10. The unbundling of Electricity Boards was proposed in ___
The Electricity Act 2003
Q11. KSEB Ltd started functioning in ____
2013
Q12. The three Strategic Business Units (SBU’s) of KSEB Ltd are _____
Generation, Transmission and Distribution SBUs
Q13. Tariff, standards of performance, important regulations like Supply Code, Grid Code,
Renewable Energy etc are managed by
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (KSERC)
Q14. The projects included in Urja Kerala Mission are ___
Soura, Filament rahitha keralam, Dyuthi 2021, Transgrid 2.0, E Safe
Q15. The project aimed at revamping and upgrading the transmission infrastructure is ___
Transgrid 2.0
Q16. The main idea behind Transgrid 2.0 is
◼ Utilize the existing right of way to carry more power/ Increasing power
carrying capacity of existing corridor/ design 400 KV transmission
backbone in the state
◼ Use of HTLS (High Temperature Low Sag) Conductor/ design of multi
circuit towers/ construct GIS (Gas Insulated Substations)
Q17. The project aimed at upgrading the Distribution infrastructure is ___
Dyuthi 2021
Q18. The fault detection technology developed by KSEB is ___
CFPD (Communicating Fault Pass Detector)
Q19. The major component of revenue expense of KSEB Ltd is contributed by ____
Purchase of power (appr. 57%)
Q20. The fraction of domestic consumers of KSEB Ltd is _____
75.9%