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Kerala State Electricity Board

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

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1 History 2 Generation 3 Transmission 4 Distribution 5 References 6 External links

Public Sector Undertaking Electricity generation, transmission, distribution March 31, 1957

Industry Founded

Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Area served Kerala, India Key people Products M. Sivasankar Chairman Electricity kseb.in (http://www.kseb.in/)

History

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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 has a total installed capacity of State to 2657.24 MW and a consumer base of over 91,59,399.

Generation
KSEB has 23 Hydro Electric Projects, two Diesel power plants and one Wind Farm . The total installed capacity is 2229.6 MW. They are Hydro Electric Projects (1940.2MW) Idukki (780MW) Sabarigiri (335MW) Idamalayar (75MW) Sholayar (54MW) Pallivasal (37.5MW) Kuttiyadi (225MW) Panniar (30MW) Neriamangalam (77.65MW)
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The Idukki Dam

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Lower Periyar (180MW) Peringalkuthu & PLBE (48MW) Sengulam (48MW) Kakkad (50MW) Small Hydro Electric Projects(52.85MW) Kallada (15MW) Peppara (3MW) Malankara (10.5MW) Madupatty (2MW) Malampuzha (2.5MW) Lower Meenmutty (3.5MW) Chembukadavu - 1 (2.7MW) Chembukadavu - 2 (3.7MW) Urumi -1 (3.75MW) Urumi -2 (2.4MW) Kuttiyadi Tail Race (3.75MW) Thermal Projects (234.6MW) Brahmapuram Diesel Power Plant (106.6MW) Kozhikode Diesel Power Plant (128MW) Kayamkulam Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (350MW) Non-conventional energy (2MW) Kanjikode Wind Farm (2MW)

Transmission
The Kerala power system grid is connected to the Southern Region Transmission system through two 400kV double circuit lines. They are Udumalpet- Madakkathara line and Thiruneveli- Pallippuram( Trivandrum) line. There are 6 major inter-state transmission lines. at 220KV level and 110KV level. The 220 KV lines are Kaniyampetta- Kadakola(single circuit). Idukki - Udumalpet(single circuit). Sabarigiri - Theni (single circuit). Edamon - Thirunelveli(double circuit). The 110 KV lines are Parassala - Kuzhithura and Manjeswaram - Konake.

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The major substations include Four 400 KV sub-station, and seventeen 220 KV substations. The main grid comprises the 220 KV systems. The transmission sector of KSEB comprises two zones namely North and South.The State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) located at Kalamassery.
Capacity No. Substations Line length in Circuit Km Reliability Index 400KV 220KV 110KV 66KV 33KV
* 400

4* 17 129 83 114

378** 2701.38 4004 2387 1430

99.96 97.75 98.25 97.86 92.99

kV Substations at Pallipuram - Thiruvananthapuram, Pallikkara - Kochi and Palakkad are owned by PGCIL ** Owned by PGCIL thrissur Madakkathara 400 Kv substaion. it is the first 400 Kv substation in kerala

Distribution
KSEB 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.

References External links

Official site (http://kseb.in) History of Electricity in Kerala (http://www.studymode.com/essays/History-Of-Electricity-In-Kerala342203.html) ORUMA: the result of KSEBs concerted efforts: 'The Hindu' (http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/09/stories/2008030953940500.htm) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kerala_State_Electricity_Board&oldid=580546831" Categories: State agencies of Kerala Energy in Kerala State electricity agencies of India This page was last modified on 7 November 2013 at 03:24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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