The Kerala State Electricity Board has clarified that there has not been any undue delay in testing and connecting solar power plants to the grid. Responding to a report in The Hindu on March 28, alleging delay in the process and that no grid tie system had been connected to the board’s grid, a release said here on Monday that the first grid connected plant to the KSEB system came into effect on August 6 last. Four plants with total capacity of 106 KW had been connected to the grid. The 62 applications received so far were being processed.
For solar power plant connectivity, the board’s procedure was in line with the provisions laid down by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission last year.
The plant owner should secure approval from the electrical inspector for energising the plant and inform the board. The board would test the plant in 15 days and connect it to the grid on clearing the test.
