Qualification criteria for electricity worker’s post in KSEB amended after 27 years

Qualification criteria for electricity worker’s post in KSEB amended after 27 years

Qualifications required for the post of electricity worker in the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) have been overhauled after 27 years, with the primary amendment being that candidates should have passed the secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) examination or its equivalent. Existing criteria, which came into effect in July 1998, demanded that “candidates should have […]

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Kerala State Electricity Board gets regulatory commission’s approval for four battery energy storage systems at substations

Kerala State Electricity Board gets regulatory commission’s approval for four battery energy storage systems at substations

The four BESS systems together will have a capacity of 125 megawatt/500 megawatt hour (MW/MWh). | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has given it approval for a Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) proposal to establish four grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) at its substations. The BESS units are […]

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Qualification criteria for electricity worker’s post in KSEB amended after 27 years

KSEB to levy 5 paise and 7 paise per unit as surcharge on June monthly and bimonthly Bills

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will collect 5 paise per unit as fuel surcharge from consumers with monthly billing and 7 paise per unit from consumers with bi-monthly billing in June. The surcharge is meant to recover ₹12.39 crore additionally spent by the power utility on power purchases during April this year. Domestic consumers […]

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Retirement age in State PSUs enhanced to 60, ranking system introduced

Retirement age in State PSUs enhanced to 60, ranking system introduced

The State government has issued orders implementing a common framework on pay/wages structure in State-run public sector units, a decision which will also see retirement age in PSUs enhanced uniformly to 60 and the performance-based classification of the units into ‘diamond,’ ‘gold,’ ‘silver’ and ‘bronze.’ ‘’The retirement age of employees of all State PSUs shall […]

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KSEB inks power purchase pact with NLCIL

KSEB inks power purchase pact with NLCIL

In August, the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission had given the go-ahead for procuring power from the coal-based Talabira plant for a period of 25 years In August, the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission had given the go-ahead for procuring power from the coal-based Talabira plant for a period of 25 years The Kerala State […]

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Top Kerala news developments today

Top Kerala news developments today

Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today 1. Employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board will join the nationwide stir against the Electricity Amendment Bill in response to a call by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers. They will report only for emergency services today. 2. The […]

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