The Hindu Business Line : KSEB mulls thermal plant in Orissa

Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has mooted a proposal to set up a thermal power station near the Baitarani coal mines in Orissa following the Centre’s nod to the State for drawing required coal from the facility.

Announcing this in the State Assembly on Thursday, the State Electricity Minister, Mr A.K. Balan, said that electricity generated from the scheme would cost Rs 2.50 per unit, which takes care of transmission and distribution overheads.

The scheme is likely to benefit from concessions granted as part of the Centre’s mega power policy.

The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (Anert) has accorded technical approval for two wind power projects proposed at Ramakkalmedu (9.75 MW) and Palakkad (4.8 MW), the Minister said in reply to another question. The Anert is considering applications for three other projects, he added.

Proposed plans

Replying to a specific question, he said that a number of measures have been proposed for modernising the functioning of the KSEB. A proposed videoconferencing facility will connect generating stations and load despatch centres with the KSEB headquarters.

In the transmission sector, the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) facility will become further entrenched. A central database would be set up, which will ultimately enable customers to make bill payments, register complaints and apply for new connections online.

The functioning of the distribution sector would be further toned up by introducing a geographical information system.

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