Power crisis: Keralam CM chairs emergency meeting, issues directive for immediate measures
KSEB chairperson and managing director says the board will expand the system used to notify consumers in advance about power restrictions. He says State’s peak demand touched a record 5,400 MW on Thursday, whereas it recorded a lower average demand of 4,224 MW in September last year
Keralam's Electricity Minister, Sunny Joseph, experienced an interruption to his speech due to a recurring power failure at a function on Friday, September 11, 2026. The incident took place during the KSEB Officers’ Federation meeting, forcing Joseph to abandon his address. A video of the event has since gained popularity on social media platforms.
Joseph was discussing the former Chief Minister A.K. Antony's warning that the Electricity department was a "crown of thorns," and his efforts to transform it into a "floral crown." Following the power failure, Joseph informed reporters that the interruption was not part of the scheduled restrictions but a minor technical glitch.
He appealed to the public to cooperate with the power restrictions, which are currently in effect from 6 p.m. to 12.45 a.m. Joseph acknowledged that resolving the issue was not as simple as flipping a switch. Power restrictions are currently enforced in the state during the specified time frame.
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