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Good inflows into its hydel reservoirs and a bilateral deal in the making with Tamil Nadu for supplies may help Kerala to lift the load-shedding schedule by the weekend.
A cyclical 45-minute load-shedding is in force in the State from late May after the monsoon got delayed and reservoir levels at the generating stations plumped to new lows.
Costly Purchase
The Kerala State Electricity Board had to resort to procuring costly liquid-fired power from NTPC Kayamkulam and from even outside further weakening its vulnerable financials.
There is light at the end of the tunnel after a fresh surge in the monsoon has translated into heavy rain in the catchment areas of major hydel stations, which are the Board’s mainstay.
The Board has also sought supplies from Tamil Nadu which could afford to sell some energy from its wind power stations, according to official sources.
Power Consumption Level
Widespread rainfall during the last four days has brought down the daily power consumption, with the load-shedding on, to around 55 million units from a peak of 60 million units.
As of Wednesday, rainfall for the season (beginning on June 1) was 27 per cent deficient for the State.
This has since come down to nine per cent as on Sunday, which falls within the ‘normal’ as defined by India Met Department.
On Saturday, the hydel reservoirs received inflow equivalent to 101.628 million units.
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