Thiruvananthapuram: It is not possible for sensitive hydel power projects such as the Athirappilly project to be planned again in the state, N S Pillai, CMD out of the electric board of the state of Kerala (KSEB) has said.
Pillai, however, considers Hydel Power projects the most suitable and sustainable alternatives between resources.
“Compared to thermal power, which formed most of the power we use today, hydel power is clean and carbon free.
But it is not possible to assign large new power projects such as athirappilly project in an ecological sensitive state such as Kerala,” said Pillai Toi , Pillai, who led the board was successful for several times turbulent, said the Board navigated the crisis, especially floods and landslides in a row, in 2018 and 2019, without a power tariff increase due to an unprecedented board encouragement to replace damaged energy meters.
“When I took over as cmd, at least 30% of the energy meters, cutting the domestic, industrial and commercial category, wrong.
Now, the Board has handled this problem.
We can connect licking and indeed reflect the income of the council.
If it is not due to natural disaster, KSEB will be Become a result utility now, “Pillai said.
Pillai said 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.
During the central government did not take an insist on the power utility in the public sector, the Board could succeed in competing with private power suppliers 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 power project will soon be completed and the Board must be able to float the tender at 2021-end, he said.
Pillai said he received firm 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.
Pillai was chosen to the Indian audit and account service (IA & US) while working at the AG office here in 1995.
He was appointed as Director (Finance) KSEB in 2015 while serving as AG from Chhattisgarh and then elevated as CMD KSEB in 2018.
He will retire from the service on July 31.
‘The government is not likely to plan Big Hydel electricity projects in the state in the future’
