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The Kerala authorities has yet directed the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to instrumentality power of the Maniyar tiny hydroelectric task (SHEP) successful Pathanamthitta territory from Carborundum Universal Ltd. The determination comes astatine a clip erstwhile Kerala is battling a powerfulness crisis.
The 12-MW captive powerfulness works (CPP) was astatine the centre of a governmental contention aboriginal past twelvemonth aft the State authorities hesitated to let the KSEB to instrumentality implicit the task aft the 30-year statement play ended successful December 2024. While Carborundum had sought a 25-year hold of the contract, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition had opposed it claiming it would acceptable a atrocious precedence. At the time, however, the LDF authorities appeared to beryllium successful favour of the extension, arsenic the Industries section was placing accent connected ease-of-doing concern and attracting caller investments to the State.
