Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Kerala CM Blames Previous Govt for Power Crisis
The Chief Minister of Kerala, V D Satheesan, said that the current power crisis in the state is because the previous government ended a good deal for buying electricity.
This deal was with private companies and gave electricity at a lower price.
Without this deal, the state now has to buy electricity at higher prices.
The CM also mentioned that there is less water in the dams and less rain, which makes it harder to produce electricity.
He said the new government is trying to fix the problem by buying more electricity at better prices.
Kerala CM blames previous government for scrapping a beneficial power purchase agreement.
Current electricity rates are higher due to the scrapped agreement.
Low water storage and reduced rainfall contribute to the power crisis.
The government is buying more electricity at better rates to address the crisis.
The CM claims the crisis is not due to the current government's policies.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan
- What
- Blames previous government for power crisis
- When
- Wednesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- Due to scrapped power purchase agreement, high demand, low water storage, and reduced rainfall.
Current Government's Perspective
Previous Government's Perspective
Power Purchase Agreement
Current Government's Perspective
The current government blames the previous government for scrapping a beneficial power purchase agreement, leading to higher electricity costs.
Previous Government's Perspective
The previous government may have scrapped the agreement due to procedural mistakes and recommendations from the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Current Power Crisis
Current Government's Perspective
The current government claims the power crisis is due to factors like high demand, low water storage, and reduced rainfall, not their policies.
Previous Government's Perspective
The previous government might argue that the current crisis is a result of the new government's failure to manage the power situation effectively.
- Power Purchase Agreement
- Scrapped by the previous government, originally provided electricity at Rs 4.29 per unit.
- Current Electricity Rates
- Rs 8 to Rs 14 per unit from private companies.
- Water Storage in Dams
- 28% this year compared to 61% last year.
- Rainfall Reduction
- 50-56% reduction this year.
- Power Consumption Increase
- 800-1000 MW increase.
- Power Procurement
- 200MW bought at Rs 5 per unit, efforts to procure 200MW more.