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Powered M.G. Suresh

The power sector in Kerala is a model
for India in many aspects, including
Kerala total electrification of all households,
unrestricted power supply, reduction
of transmission and distribution
losses and more. The reason for this
success is nothing but the policy of
the State Government to consider
the electricity sector as the basic
infrastructure for public development
and its efforts to protect and run the
sector competently.

There are ups and downs in the power consumption of the State was Power consumption was gradually
history of power development in very low. If we consider the progress increasing during this period. By
Kerala. With the commissioning of during a decade after commissioning the late eighties, the growth in
the Idukki Hydroelectric Project in of Idukki, it can be seen that no other consumption got accelerated.
1976, Kerala became a power surplus project has been taken up except the
state. This was due to the fact that the Idamalayar commissioned in 1985. The power sector was the main

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