KSEB

The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited is the successor entity of Kerala State Electricity Board which was constituted by the Government of Kerala, as per order no. EL1-6475/56/PW dated 7-3-1957 of the Kerala State Government, under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 for carrying out the business of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of electricity in the state of Kerala.The Board had been supplying electricity at lowest price in the country for several decades. Because of this the Board had to resort to heavy borrowings to meet the expenses. Though the Board was statutorily enjoined to function as a commercial institution, it continued to function mainly with service orientation providing infrastructure facility, reliefs and concessions to other sectors like industry, agriculture and so on. Now, the State Commission insist upon to perform strictly on commercial considerations.