{
  "id": 12860967,
  "title": "Power crisis in Keralam: KSEB gets nod for procuring 177 MW from NTPC Ltd for three-year period",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/power-crisis-in-keralam-kseb-gets-nod-for-procuring-177-mw-from-ntpc",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:55:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/power-crisis-in-keralam-kseb-gets-nod-for-procuring-177-mw-from-ntpc-ltd-for-three-year-period/article71559528.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has secured approval to acquire 177 MW of power from NTPC Ltd over a three-year period, starting May 1, 2026. This procurement, approved by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, will consist of 80 MW from Barh Stage-I and 97 MW from Barh Stage-II stations of NTPC Ltd. The coal-based Barh Super Thermal Power Station, situated in Bihar, generated electricity at an average tariff of ₹5.60 per unit for Barh-I and ₹4.67 per unit for Barh-II in the 2025-26 period. While KSEB had previously received power from these stations during October 2024-March 2025, the new agreement is a medium-term solution to address Keralam's severe power shortages during peak and night off-peak hours, caused by factors such as the failure of the southwest monsoon, rising demand, and other issues.",
  "summary": "Under the procurement conditions approved by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, KSEB will receive 80 MW from Barh Stage-I and 97 MW from Barh Stage-II stations of NTPC Ltd for a period of three years from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2029",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}