Department of Power (Kerala)
 Emblem of Kerala | |
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Kerala |
| Headquarters | |
| Annual budget | ₹346.6088 crore (US$36 million) (2026–27, revised)[1] |
Minister responsible |
|
Department executive |
|
Child agencies |
|
| Website | Department of Power |
The Department of Power is an administrative department of the Government of Kerala. The department is responsible for policy formulation, planning, and oversight relating to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in the state of Kerala. It has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
Leadership
The Power Department is headed by the Minister for Electricity, and incumbent minister is Sunny Joseph.
Administratively, the department is headed by an Additional Chief Secretary to Government, an IAS Officer.[2] The current power secretary is Puneet Kumar IAS.[3][4] The Additional Chief Secretary to Government is assisted by additional secretaries, joint secretaries, deputy secretaries and under secretaries, and other secretariate staffs.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is headed by a chairman and managing director (CMD), and current CMD is Mir Mohammad Ali IAS.[5]
Functions
The department is responsible for policy formulation and implementation related to electricity generation and distribution, and coordinates various public-sector undertakings in the field of energy. The department is tasked with the administration of various laws and regulations related to energy and electricity in the state.[6]
Line departments and public sector undertakings
- Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)
- Electricity Inspectorate Department, Kerala[7]
- Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT), Kerala
- Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission][8]
- Kerala Electricity Ombudsman[9]
- Energy Management Center, Kerala[10]
Kerala State Electricity Board
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) functions under the administrative control of the department and is responsible for power generation, transmission, and distribution across the state.[11][12]
Renewable energy
The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is the nodal agency for promoting renewable energy and energy conservation in Kerala.[13]
Electrical Inspectorate Department
The main functions of the Department of Electrical Inspectorate is to ensure safety of all electrical installations as per the provisions of section 53 of The Electricity Act, 2003. The Electrical Inspectorate investigate electrical accidents.[4] The Electrical Inspectorate Department is headed by a Chief Electrical Inspector, and has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
See also
References
- ↑ Revised Demands for Grants 2026–27 (PDF) (Report). Government of Kerala. pp. 40–43. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "ANERT". www.anert.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "Kerala Electricity Minister calls for a research institute on e-mobility". The Hindu. 25 September 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- 1 2 "ELECTRICAL_INSPECTORATE". dei.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mir Mohammed Ali Appointed CMD of Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd". www.psuconnect.in. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rules of Business of the Government of Kerala – Part II, First Schedule" (PDF). General Administration Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ "ELECTRICAL_INSPECTORATE". dei.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "KSERC". www.erckerala.org.
- ↑ "Office of the Electricity Ombudsman". www.keralaeo.org.
- ↑ "Energy Management Centre Kerala". Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Department of Power". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ https://kseb.in/mainarticle/eyJpdiI6IkpyeTdOS09ISms3MWplcHNIVzlhM3c9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUStwa05VZ1NVNThWMVpmbXgvd3FnZz09IiwibWFjIjoiZGQ3MDcyNGI1NTU0Yzk2NDk2MzJjOWViZTUwZjk2NWM3MTdhNjM3MWNlZDAwYjE3M2I1ZTg2YTU0ZGQ0ZTIxOCIsInRhZyI6IiJ9
- ↑ "ANERT". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 13 November 2025.