KSEB

Kerala State Electricity Board

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is an Indian public sector undertaking under the Government of Kerala that generates, transmits and distributes electricity in the state. Established in 1957, the agency comes under the authority of the Power Department. It has been registered under the Companies Act, 1956 in January 2011.

Generation

KSEB Ltd has 31 hydro-electric projects, seven solar projects, two diesel power plants and one wind farm. Power generation is also undertaken by Captive Mode Projects, Independent Power Mode Projects & Co-generation mode projects other than KSEBL. About 25% of the energy requirement is being met from hydel plants owned and operated by KSEBL. As of December 2019, the total installed capacity was 2823.01 MW and KSEB commissioned two new hydel projects, adding 100 MW to the state grid in 2024.