THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the state facing a drought, the Kerala State Electricity Board is tying up an additional 200 megawatts (MW) to avoid power restrictions during the 2017 summer.

Farm with 22MW capacity to be ready by March next year

Anticipating a major electricity crisis in view of the Centre's new power policy, the state government is gearing up to generate an additional 1,008 MW of power in the next three years.

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KSERC) refusal to clear a major chunk of its long-term power purchase plans has landed the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in a fix.

KASARGOD: The phase I of the Kasargod Solar Park project, which will generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity, will be commissioned in December, said power minister Kadakampally Surendran.

A 15-kW solar power plant, set up atop the district panchayat building here, was formally commissioned by N.A. Nellikkunnu, MLA, here on Thursday.

Request for assistance from PSDF for thermal power plant turned down

Solar panels can supply 7-8 kW power to KSEB grid

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IF things pan out, solar power use in the state will be stronger by 71.3 megawatts (MW) this financial year itself.

KSEB zeroes in on farm sites at Vithura, Chettachal