Kerala State Electricity Board Engineers' Association
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August 2012
August 20121098 DownloadsThe revised estimates for the year 2011-12 leave a revenue deficit of Rs 2118.48 Crore and the estimate for the year 2012-13 projects a revenue deficit of Rs 3240.25 Crore. All power purchase costs need to be considered legitimate unless it is established that the merit order principle has been violated or power…
July 2012
July 2012994 DownloadsThe cost of thermal power purchase consisted 38 to 44 % of total Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) in the three years from 2005 to 2008, which suddenly jumped to 63% of ARR during the year 2008-09. The countrywide increase in demand to cater to the 8%-plus growth trajectory and the inadequate capacity addition…
June 2012
June 20121153 DownloadsAssociations on 15/9/2009, it was disclosed that employee liabilities in respect of both pension and provident fund remain unfunded over the years in KSEB. However provident fund remains accounted, while pension fund remains both unfunded & unaccounted! It was also admitted that before revesting the assets and liabilities in the new company, both…
May 2012
May 20121001 DownloadsAssociations on 15/9/2009, it was disclosed that employee liabilities in respect of both pension and provident fund remain unfunded over the years in KSEB. However provident fund remains accounted, while pension fund remains both unfunded & unaccounted! It was also admitted that before revesting the assets and liabilities in the new company, both…
April 2012
April 20121116 DownloadsWhen Kerala State Electricity Board was constituted under Section 5 of Indian Electricity Supply Act on April 1st, 1957 we had a Generation capacity of around 108 MW; scarcity of electricity was not at all an issue then. From thereon, the need for electricity gradually grew and in the present day lifestyle, electricity is as essential as…
February 2012
February 20121350 DownloadsMinister of the State, Shri Pattom Thanupillai, he had not declared then that KSEB Engineers’ Association will function as a Political Outfit. Later on, many prominent personalities from political, cultural, social, judicial, scientific and Engineering fields participated in the various activities and events organized by the Association all these years. When the veteran leader Shri M.N. Govindan Nair was the Electricity Minister, the Association…
January 2012
January 20122681 DownloadsAssistant Engineers recruited to KSE Board during the year 1997 are in an embarrassing situation when they are made to work under their former subordinates who have been promoted and posted as their superiors. Out of the 757 Assistant Engineers (Electrical) recruited through PSC during 1997- 2000, about 350 Assistant Engineers are now facing…
November 2011
November 20111266 DownloadsThe November 22nd Tuesday witnessed yet another fatal accident at heights costing one more precious life. This time the victim happened to be a contract worker who is said to have sound working experience in EHT lines. The accident occurred while he was working in one of the circuits of Lower Periar-Madakkathara (LP-MKA) 220 kV Double Circuit Line….
October 2011
October 20111077 DownloadsThe Opposition stormed out of the Assembly in protest against what it termed the present Government’s inept handling of the power crisis. An adjournment motion on the issue was moved by former Electricity Minister Sri. A K Balan. According to the former Minister, mismanagement by the KSEB had forced imposition of the burden of a thermal power…
September 2011
September 20111152 DownloadsHundred days are over since the installation of new Government and whatever programme has been set as 100 day programme in KSEB is nothing but a bracketed schedule of activities that has already been going on here. Past 100 days has really been an idling period for the Board Management and the Captain was seen to be…