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Thiruvananthapuram, June 25

The State Electricity Minister, Mr A.K. Balan, has requested Members of Parliament from the State to work for amending the Electricity Act of 2003 that helps retain the status of State Electricity Boards or, better still, allows the State Governments to have their way with the sector. The 2003 Act has forced the corporatisation of the power utilities, mostly against their will. In keeping with its status as the transmission licensee for the State, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has requested for extended time for possible corporatisation under Section 172 of the Act. This breather is set to end by December 9 this year. Corporatisation will stop the KSEB in its track at a time when it is priming itself to make the next big move after achieving the target of reaching electricity to all villages in the State, the Minister said.

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