Kerala State Electricity Board Engineers' Association
Hydel Bullet
March 2015
March 20151778 DownloadsThe idea of the Pallivasal project was conceived in 1930s when the power from the Diesel electric plant established in 1928 in Thiruvananthapuram was no longer sufficient for meeting the emerging power needs. Download Now!
January 2015
January 20151635 DownloadsThe Control rooms were established during 2000 with the initiation of the World Bank Funded Master Plan City projects in Thiruvananthapuram , Ernakulam and Kozhikode.The idea was to centralise and coordinate the switching operations of the 11 kV feeders , which form the backbone of the power distribution in the three main cities…
December 2015
December 20151610 DownloadsKerala has a dominating presence in the energy conservation scenario. In Kerala, there are many organisations working in the field of energy conservation including the Government agencies like ANERT and EMC. Download Now!
November 2014
November 20141060 DownloadsThe authority of the Commision in intervening in the process of pay revisions, allowances and terminal benefits needs a relook. Of late, the Commission is seen in the habit of intruding into the activities of the KSEB, especially in areas which are outside the domain of the Commission and not envisaged by the…
October 2014
October 20142000 DownloadsOn the other hand if such a step is merely for satisfying the dictums of the KSERC for reduction of the employee cost, then we are for sure that the cordial industrial relations prevailing in this organisation will take a back seat and the management will have to face the wrath of the…
September 2014
September 20141462 DownloadsAs part of the proposed changes to the National Tariff Policy, the power ministry is looking at extending Section 62 of the Electricity Act,2003 — under which electricity regulatory commissions have been empowered to determine tariffs — beyond the Twelfth plan period (2012-17) and keep the hydro projects under this section, enabling the…
August 2014
August 20141937 DownloadsHowever, the engineers, who are the harbinger of development of any country, always strive for enrichment of their knowledge and skill to upgrade the quality of life and their performance. The pursuit for betterment is a continuous process. There is no end to development and engineering progress. The process of upgradation from one…
July 2014
July 20142122 DownloadsBut this time, KSEB Ltd. has neither shown the depreciation of the revalued asset cost of Rs 4000 crore nor the principal payback of Rs 8144.41 crore in the ARR statement, inorder to avoid the tariff shock to the consumers. The annual contribution to the Master Trust for the year 2014-15 amounting to…
June 2014
June 20141641 DownloadsThe word sustainable development has become a dominant terminology, after the publication of the UN appointed Brundtland commission Report “ Our Common Future” in 1987 which dealt with the increasing degradation of the environment. Download Now!
May 2014
May 20141518 DownloadsSimilarly the functions of CERC are specified under section 79 and that of SERC under Section 86 of the IE Act. According to Section 86( 3), the State Commission shall ensure transparency while exercising its powers and discharging its functions and Section 86( 4) says “in discharge of its functions, the State Commission…