Thiruvananthapuram: N S Pillai, CMD out of the State Electric Board Kerala said that he did not believe sensitive hydel power projects such as athirappally will take off in the state.
However, Pillai, who was careful of the office after leading the Board successfully during the turbulent time was the opinion that hydel power projects were the most suitable and sustainable among resources.
“Compared to thermal power, which makes the most of the power we use today, hydel power is clean and free carbon.
But new electrical projects such as athirapally in the ecologically sensitive kerala will be almost impossible in the future”, Pillai saying Damaged.
“When I took over as cmd, at least 30 percent of the energy meter, cutting the demodectic, industrial and commercial category, wrong.
Now, the Board has removed it to make it.
We can plug in looting and indeed reflect the income of the board.
If not because Heavy natural disasters, KSEB will be a utility to generate current ” profit, Pillai told TII in SEB UAH interview.
Pilla I say KSEB has emerged as one of the most competent power utilities in this country and has been able to provide quality power at an affordable level.
Unless the central government takes an insist on maintaining the utility of power in the public sector, the Board can succeed in competing with suppliers of personal strength in the coming years.
However, it will require cooperation with councils with all my heart, he added.
The feasibility study of the second phase expansion of the IDUKKI project will soon be completed and the Board must be able to float the tender for the same thing at the end of 2021.
“The size and nature of the second phase expansion of the Idukki generator station will be based on the ongoing feasibility study.
New Powerhouse can take over the main part of the power plant from the existing set 45 years ago in 1976, he said.
CMD came out said he received strong support from the state government and was forced to come out with answers when the integrity and competency of the council was questioned by political parties in the opposition.
“ I have never been involved in arguments with politicians.
When the allegations are leveled into organizations and efforts to be made to spread the scandal against it, naturally I am responsible for placing facts before public.
The charges against KSEB during the 2018 flood were ruled out by the research of the Central Air Commission.
Cial airport must be closed for 10 days due to heavy rains in 2019 even without KSEB emitting water from the dam ‘, he said.
Pillai was chosen to Indian audit and account service (IA & US) while working at the AG office here in 1995.
He was first appointed as Director (Finance) KSEB in 2015 while serving as AG Chattisgarh and then he increased as CMD KSEB in 2018 ,
Hydel projects such as athirappally will not hatch, said KSEB head out NS Pillai
