Perumbavoor licence rejected by Power regulator
Kerala’s Power regulator rejected KPUPL’s additional distribution licence request for the Perumbavoor industrial park. The 30-acre park had one consumer, Kaynes, requiring 2 MVA. KSERC found insufficient intermediary economy for a separate licensee.
KSEBL must provide 24-hour supply, so licence rejection does not remove incumbent service. The State electricity regulator distinguished the economics of another distribution layer from the duty to supply the premises.
Kaynes had been allotted 28 acres and proposed Rs 500 crore of investment, a 7.25 lakh sq ft facility and 1,600 jobs. An 11 kV dedicated underground feeder from KSEBL’s Rayonpuram substation was proposed, with internal distribution at the consumer’s cost. EnergylineIndia.com reviews the final order. The Power regulator did not foreclose a materially different future application. It rejected the present evidence. Any renewed case before the Power regulator needs a broader customer base and clear benefits. The Power regulator kept KSEBL responsible for immediate supply.
