Keralam CM Holds Emergency Meet over Power Crisis, Minister Appeals for Cooperation
Officials said Keralam needs to cut peak demand by about 900 MW as supply lags demand and consumers face repeated restrictions.
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Keralam CM holds emergency meet over power crisis, minister appeals for cooperation
Keralam chief minister VD Satheesan on Friday chaired an emergency review meeting to address the power crisis in the state, even as electricity minister Sunny Joseph appealed for co-operation and flagged declining generation and high consumption due to charging of electric vehicles, low rainfall and use of air-conditioners and coolers
Power crisis: Keralam CM chairs emergency meeting, issues directive for immediate measures
KSEB chairperson and managing director says the board will expand the system used to notify consumers in advance about power restrictions. He says State’s peak demand touched a record 5,400 MW on Thursday, whereas it recorded a lower average demand of 4,224 MW in September last year
Kerala power crisis deepens as CM calls emergency meet amid opposition protests
V D Satheesan held an emergency review with top officials over Kerala's power crisis. The move came as shortages, outages and opposition protests intensified pressure on the government.
Directives issues to address power crisis in Keralam: CM VD Satheesan
Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Friday said that directives have been issued to tackle the ongoing electricity crisis in the State during a review meeting held with Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha and Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), MG Rajamanickam.
Instructions to follow a unified schedule for power cuts, to continue for a week at a time; A system where an SMS will be sent to the customer's registered mobile number one and a half hours before the power cut, starting today
KSEB introduced an SMS alert service on its portal to notify consumers in advance about power cut schedules across Kerala.
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