Kerala buys Himachal power at ₹14.5 per unit to avoid October outages

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Kerala has avoided power cuts in October after the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) agreed to purchase up to 800 MW of electricity from Himachal Pradesh at a high price of ₹14.5 per unit. KSEB will buy around 28 crore units from the Himachal Power Corporation this month, with 95 percent of supply received at night when demand peaks. The additional expenditure is estimated at ₹410 crore, exceeding the Regulatory Commission's ₹10 per unit cap. The agreement was finalized after KSEB directors visited Himachal Pradesh, reversing an earlier September plan dropped due to high costs amid public anger over power cuts. KSEB may extend purchases if the price drops to ₹12.5 per unit.


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