Kerala State Electricity Board Engineers' Association
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April 2012
April 2012919 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 20121182 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 20122443 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 20111082 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 2011893 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 2011965 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…
August 2011
August 2011658 DownloadsT he revision in pay and allowances due from 2008 has been implemented for the workmen category as early as 2/2011.However the process for implementing the same for the Engineers and officers has not yet reached the final stages. The Board had approved and forwarded the proposal for revision of the pay and…
August 2011
August 20111011 DownloadsThe revision in pay and allowances due from 2008 has been implemented for the workmen category as early as 2/2011.However the process for implementing the same for the Engineers and officers has not yet reached the final stages. The Board had approved and forwarded the proposal for revision of the pay and allowances of the engineers and…
July 2011
July 2011753 DownloadsThe 20/6 was a Black Monday for KSEB and for the State. For the first time ever since it’s commissioning, thick cloud emanated from the prestigious Under- ground Power Station at Idukki, the news about which came as a shock to many. The disaster took away two precious lives. No doubt it is a great loss to…
June 2011
June 2011813 DownloadsThe subsequent events demonstrated that the so-called approved Generation plan remains in paper only. Within a week after the issuance of the B.O, the BDPP has to generate 621000 kWh of electricity on 21st and 15000 kWh on 22nd in spite of the fact that in many areas undeclared load shedding was also to be resorted to. On 23rd, the prejudiced attempt…