Power Woes in Kerala , Kerala Reservoirs Getting Soaked

14 April 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Deficient rains have compounded power woes in Kerala as the water-level of reservoirs is receding fast in the state which relies heavily on hydro power. Nearly 71 percent of the state’s total installed capacity of 2,873 MW is accounted by hydel sources.

According to Kerala State Electricity Board, total water storage in all the reservoirs stood at 940 million unit equivalent this week-end against an average daily consumption of 60 million units.According to Power Minister Aryadan Muhammad tiding over this difficult phase warranted at least six hours of load-shedding since the internal production is around 11 million units a day against the requirement of 60 million units.

The Kerala electricity regulatory commission has suggested that one of the long-term strategies for the state is to step up solar energy generation to make it at least 25 per cent of the total demand.There are also suggestions for tapping the potential of mini and micro sources with the participation of the private sector.

Source -http://www.firstpost.com/india/power-crunch-turns-grim-in-kerala-water-level-at-reservoirs-receding-697765.html

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