December 2013899 DownloadsTo assess the impact of power reforms on the poor, it is essential to have separate indicators for poor and non-poor groups in society. International comparisons of poverty data entail both conceptual and practical problems. As different countries have different definitions of poverty, consistent comparison between countries is difficult. Download Now!
November 20131417 DownloadsIt is only an arrangement by the new company and for that reason the liability for payment of pension and terminal benefits should rest with the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd only. This is clearly provided in para 5 (a) and 7 of the above notification though para 5(a) requires minor correction. Download…
October 20131155 DownloadsThe implementation of IT in KSEB is a story in itself. Though KSEB was one of the first PSU, which came forward for implementation of computerization, paradoxically this is the only institution, which has not been able to fully utilize the benefits of IT. Download Now!
September 20131066 DownloadsIt was realised that the competitive market in power will evolve gradually. During the intervening period, the regulation of generation tariff will have to be continued on cost of service approach. Even under this approach the objectives of achieving economic efficiency and encouraging investment would remain. Download Now!
July 2013819 DownloadsIn every ARR &ERC, the Commission denies a certain extent of expenditure claimed by the Board and though the major reason projected is higher employee cost, the matter of fact remains that the Board cannot and will not reduce the employee cost as such and the expenditure incurred by the Board in some…
June 20131612 DownloadsWith the adoption of the Kerala State Electricity Supply Code 2005, there is scope for ambiguity in the procedures regarding the registration of domestic service connections. The total electrification programme (“Sampoorna Vydyuthi karanam”) launched by the previous Government was its flagship programme. Download Now!
May 2013944 DownloadsIt is a fact known to everyone that the widening revenue deficit in Board is due to the increasing component of power purchase cost. The quantum of power purchase increases due to continuous rise in demand for energy @ 8% per annum whereas there is no corresponding incremental rise in internal generation. Download…
April 20131400 DownloadsIn the minds of many Engineers of the erstwhile Travancore Cochin Electricity Department, there was a desire to form an Association, to bring them together for better intimacy and fellow feeling. Thus the Engineers in a meeting held on 19th April 1953 evening at Power House premises, Thiruvananthapuram elected an dhoc committee to…
March 2013948 DownloadsThe ‘integrated ratings’ are on annualised basis and spread from A+ to C. A highly rated distributor will be eligible for funds from State-owned banks and other financial institutions at a lower rate of interest. The system has been instituted at a time when the Government planned to bail out debt-laden power distributors…
February 2013922 DownloadsWe had clearly made known in writing our apprehensions about the workability of the proposed pension fund and the danger of trifurcation hidden in the transfer scheme. It was clearly pointed out with material evidence that although the Board is corporatized, it is still possible to continue the present practice of giving statutory…