Kochi: Not knowing the difficulties of power cuts for about ten years during the Left front government, the people have started getting the pinch of power cuts which are back with Congress-led front coming back to power in Kerala.
Blaming it on low rainfall and El Nino effect, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has announced that partial power restrictions even as gone are the days when states used to fully depend on Hydroelectric power.
In fact the KSEB is in a deep financial crisis and needs money to tide over the deficit for which the only option is to get help from the Central government or hike the power tariff which is already high.
The KSEB has decided to impose power cuts
after failing to secure the required quantum of electricity through the Power Exchange.
The state has also blamed it on the surge in power demand across the country that has led to non availability of electricity on the Power Exchange, On Manoramareported.
If the average daily consumption in July 2025 was 79 million units, this time it is 82 million units. In July 2025, power generation from hydroelectric
plants per day was over 40 million units a day, which is below 15 million units a day.The KSEB) has been grappling with a severe financial crisis driven by mounting operational debt burden of ₹11,000 crore. Major defaulters are Kerala Water Authority ₹2,479 crore .
Power cut back in Kerala after 10 years
