The current wet spell has brought some relief to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), with storage in the hydel reservoirs in Kerala displaying signs of improvement for the first time in weeks.
The combined storage in the reservoirs stood at 45% on Thursday, an improvement from the almost-stagnant 37% recorded since mid-August, according to Kerala State Load Despatch Centre data.
The present storage, equivalent to 1,878.71 million units (mu), is still low compared to the storages on the same day in 2020 (3,191.2 mu), 2021 (3,252.26 mu) and 2022 (3,457.66 mu). Nonetheless, the increased inflow into the reservoir provides a breather for the KSEB which has been battling supply shortages for the best part of the current, rainfall-starved monsoon season.
