The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has criticised the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for failing to source electricity from the Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) contracts that were restored in December last year.
The commission declined to accept the KSEB’s explanation that the power companies under the DBFOO contracts were unwilling to supply power. If the companies were unwilling, the KSEB should initiate legal action against them for violation of terms, the commission headed by T. K. Jose observed in a January 19 order related to short-term power purchases for meeting additional summertime electricity demand anticipated in April and May.
“The generators cannot deny/stop the power supply according to their will and choice, and they are bound to act as per the power supply agreement signed with the KSEB,” the order said.
