Monday 04 January, 2021 | 1:29 AM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forty hydropower projects with a capacity of 500 megawatts have remained stalled in the state for years due to strikes and contractors laziness. The KSEB meeting held yesterday decided to complete six of these on time. These include the 60 MW Pallivasal Extension Scheme, the 40 MW Thottiyar Project, the 6 MW Chathankottunada, the 24 MW Bhoothathankettu and the 24 MW Peringalkuthu. This is the second time this government has decided to complete the work on time.
Construction of the Pallivasal project began on March 1, 2007. As per the agreement, the project was to be commissioned within four years. In 13 years, only 75% have been completed. Generators and accessories imported in 2010 are damaged by rust.
Cochin Airport commissions floating solar power plants PTI
Updated Jan 17, 2021, 2:12 pm IST
The current total installed capacity helps it to produce around 1.60L units of power against consumption of around at 1.30L units per day
The plants covering a total area of one acre are connected to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) power grid, CIAL said in a release. (Image: Facebook/CochinInternationalAirport)
Kochi: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airport in 2015, on Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning two floating solar power plants in Kerala.
With the installation of the plants with a capacity of 452 KWh over two artificial lakes, the airport s total installed capacity has risen to 40 MWp helping it to produce around 1.60 lakh units of power a day against per day consumption of around at 1.30 lakh units, the CIAL said.