The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has extended till December 31 this year an ‘interim arrangement’ whereby the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) can continue to procure power under four ‘unapproved’ Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) contracts to avert a crisis in supply.
In a late-night order Monday, the commission said the interim arrangement is being allowed till December 31, or till the KSEB makes arrangements to procure 500 MW round-the-clock power on medium-term basis, whichever is earlier.
The commission said it was aware of the ‘‘critical power situation of the State due to the failure of (the southwest) monsoon’‘ and that the KSEB is likely to take some more weeks to finalise the medium-term tender for procuring the 500 MW in lieu of the unapproved DBFOO contracts.
