The State government will ask the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to re-examine its decision not to approve a clutch of long-term power supply agreements totalling 465 MW entered into by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).
The State Cabinet, which met on Wednesday, has decided to invoke Section 108 of the Electricity Act which states that the commission “shall be guided by such directions in matters of policy involving public interest as the State government may give to it in writing.”
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office, in a statement, said the decision to get the contracts restored was taken in public interest so as to avert power shortage.
