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Kerala gets extension for power sector restructuring

Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Power Ministry has given six more months to the Kerala Government to restructure the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) as mandated by the Electricity Act of 2003, State Electricity Minister A. K. Balan said here on Friday.

The Act had come into force on June 2003 and its provisions were to be implemented within six months. Kerala received three six-month extensions in period subsequently to do the restructuring and the last of the extensions expired on Friday. The State will get time till January 9, 2007, for the purpose, as per the latest decision of the Union Government.

Mr. Balan had met Union Power Minister Shinde recently with the request that the LDF Government, which had assumed power only a month ago, be given more time to fulfil the provisions of the Act.

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