Speaking to reporters after the release of KPTCL Accounts Officers’ Association here on Monday, KPTCL Managing Director Bharat Lal said the Centre’s move to reduce the State’s share in the un-allocated sector would affect the State power distribution during peak hours.

He admitted that following Centre’s decision, the State might face a power shortage.

Mr Lal said that last year, the State had sought 500 mw power from the Kayam Kulam power plant, but it was distributed among Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

 Even now, the first unit of the Bellary Thermal Power Station was yet to supply power to the State grid. “We are heading for a crisis-like situation and have written to the Centre about this,” he said.

Stating that tough times may be ahead, especially during summer, Mr Lal said there was not much difference in power consumption, when compared to that of the previous year.

The power supply from Punjab is good and the State is getting around 4-5 million units a day from that state. “However, we have to see in the summer,” he added.

Answering a question on the Central Electricity Authority’s recent directions, which make it mandatory to use static electric meters, Mr Meena said that it was not fair to enforce such things.

Earlier, releasing the diary, Additional Chief Secretary Dilip Rau urged the association to focus on training accounts officers in better financial management of the sector.

KERC ruling
The KERC ruling on Monday, allowing multi-year tariff hike by ESCOMS has failed to cheer up the KPTCL.
 Mr Lal said that the KERC had not allowed previous claims and the ruling was based on the present year claim.