KSEB

Kerala State Electricity Board commenced functioning on 31-3-1957 After Noon as per order no. EL1-6475/56/PW dated 7-3-1957 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 of Thiru-kochi was transferred to 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 10.12.2004 under section 172(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.Accordingly, with effect from 25.09.2008, all the functions, properties and all interests, rights in properties, all rights and liabilities of the Board are vested in the State Government.  All these functions and undertakings of the Board as vested in Government shall be re-vested in a company to be incorporated as a fully owned Government company under the Companies Act, 1956.

Generation

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.At present, KSEB has a total installed capacity of 2234.4 MW(as on 31.10.2011) including the two Diesel power plants at Brahmapuram and Kozhikode.

Transmission

The Kerala power system grid is connected to the Southern Region Transmission system through two 400kV double circuit lines. They are (1) Udumalpet- Madakkathara line and (2) Thiruneveli- Pallippuram( Trivandrum) line. There are 6 major inter-state transmission lines. at 220KV level and 110KV level.The transmission sector of KSEB comprises of two zones namely North and South, and a System Operation wing each headed by a Chief Engineer. The System Operations wing with headquarters at Kalamassery is responsible for the real time management of Kerala Power System and also the activities connected with communication and protection fields.

Contact information email: ceso@sldckerala.com

Distribution

KSE Board 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

IT Wing Of KSEB

Kseb has it’s own IT development Team working at Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thiruvanathapuram and developed many applications to support daily activities, Billing and HRM . ORUMA, SARAS and HRIS are some of these softwares.

SOP

Standards of Performance of KSEB has set new dimensions to customer service. Click HERE

Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBLtd) is a public sector agency under the Government of Kerala, India, that generates, transmits and distributes the electricity supply in the state. Established in 1957, the agency comes under the authority of the Department of Power.

The Kerala state Electricity board started functioning under the direction of a newly formed Kerala government, on 31 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 Ltd has a total installed capacity of State to 2657.24 MW and a consumer base of over 91,59,399. 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 were transferred to the government initially and then transferred to the newly formed company KSEB Limited

The Kerala State Electricity Board, constituted by the Government of Kerala, by order dated 7.3.1957, 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.

As per section 172 (a) of the Electricity Act 2003 and as mutually decided by the Government of India and Government of Kerala, KSEB has continued as Transmission utility and Distribution licensee till 24-09-2008.

In exercise of powers conferred under sub-sections (1), (2), (5), (6) and (7) of section 131 of the Electricity Act, 2003, State Government vide the notification G.O (Ms).37/2008/PD dated 25 September 2008 has vested all functions, properties, interests, rights, obligations and liabilities of KSEB with the State Government till it is re-vested the same in a corporate entity.

Accordingly, KSEB has been continuing all the functions as a Generator, State Transmission Utility and a Distribution Licensee in the State. Kerala State Electricity Board commenced functioning on 31-3-1957 After Noon as per order no. EL1-6475/56/PW dated 7-3-1957 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 21-2-1958 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 centers in April 2002. Members head the profit centers. 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 10.12.2004 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 24.09.2008. 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 25.09.2008, all the functions, properties and all interests, rights in properties, all rights and liabilities of the Board are vested in the State Government.

KSEB was converted to Kerala State Electricity Board Limited in 2014. The original KSEB was dissolved and its assets and liabilities were transferred from government to the newly formed company KSEB Limited.

The first generating station of the state was set up on the right bank of a tributary of River Periyar in 1940. 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 Nagerkoil 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. 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.

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KSEB News

• Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – Implementation in KSE Board –Clarification – Orders issued.For more details [download id=”149″]
• Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala has deferred the agenda for formation of KSEB Ltd and re-vestment of assets, in the Cabinet Meeting on 30/05/2012 and informed that all outstanding issues with employees will be cleared before re-vestment. Many thanks to Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sri. Oommen Chandy for his bold and right decision to protect the interest of employees of KSE Board before formation of the company

• KSEB had filed the ‘proposals for revising the existing tariff structure of all categories of consumers including Bulk Supply to other Licensees’before the Hon’ble Commission on 30-03-2012. In the petition, KSEB has requested for permission to submit the re-categorization of certain categories of consumers as per the direction of the Hon’ble Commission, orders of CGRF/ Ombudsman, recommendation from field offices etc as an addendum to the petition. Further, Hon’ble Commission vide the letter No. 507/ CT/ KSERC/2012/256 dated 03-04-2012 has directed to submit the following proposals also to be considered along with the petition.
  (1)     The proposals of re-categorization of different categories of consumers.
  (2)     The proposals for Transmission charges, Wheeling charges and cross subsidy surcharge for open access consumers.
  (3)     Proposals for TOD tariff for LT consumers with connected load above 10kW. For more details [download id=”146″]
• General Transfer Probable list has been published in KSEB site for all eligible cadres
• Consumer Grievance Redressal forum -CGRF of KSEB on web http://cgrf.kseb.in/ . Now consumers can make use of this on-line portal for registering grievance.
• Power Department – Kerala State Electricity Board Limited – Appointment of new Directors and Transfer of shares vide GO (MS)No.06/2012/PD order dtd 29-3-2012. Shri T.M Manoharan, Shri Pradeepkumar and Shri. V.P Joy are appointed as share share holder and Director of KSEB Limited and Shri M Muhammed Ali Rawther appointed as Director of KSEB LTD
• KPSC Department Test January 2012 is published.
• KSERC Order dated 26.04.2012 in OP No. 21/2012 dated 13/4/2012 filed by the KSE Board in the matter of ‘extension of power restriction to LT consumers’ – Compliance-Orders issued . Download [download id=”131″]
• IT wing of KSEB – Constitution of Selection Committee for selection of employees from KSEB in IT Wing – Sanctioned -Orders issued.
• Instructions are issued to all custodians of KSEB CUG/FCT phones to achieve the purpose of the service by prompt response.
•  Revision of Pension and other related benefits to the Pensioners of the Kerala State Electricity Board – Obtaining approval of Government – Orders issued. The Director (I T) is authorised to develop software for revision of pension including One Rank-One Pension Scheme and to develop software for the computerisation of pension download
• Notification for JULY 2012 Department Test is published on KPSC website. Last date for registration is on 13-06-2012

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