ANTICIPATING a surge in demand during summer months, the KSEB has begun preparations to ensure availability of power during peak hours. Kerala's power demand had surged during the months of March, April and May, which left the KSEB scrambling and forced it to purchase electricity at exorbitant rates from real time market to avoid load shedding.
The state's power consumption had set an all-time record of 5,854 MW at 10.40pm on May 2. The maximum daily consumption was 115.96 million units on May 3.
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