Kerala government to take over electricity bill arrears of Kerala Water Authority
The Hindu
The Kerala government has decided to take over the electricity bill dues of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) which has mounted to ₹2,068 crore. The money will be released to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in 10 equal instalments of ₹206.8 crore, the government said in a March 12 order.
The Kerala government has decided to take over the electricity bill dues of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) which has mounted to ₹2,068 crore.
The money will be released to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in 10 equal instalments of ₹206.8 crore, the government said in a March 12 order.
The government has also decided to recover the money from the non-Plan grant allocated to the KWA in future in instalments.
For some time now, the KWA has been struggling to pay its electricity charges on time despite the KSEB taking up the matter with the State government on multiple occasions.
In December 2023, the KSEB had reported the status of arrears of the KWA, government departments and public sector undertakings to the government.
At the same time, the KWA too is owed a little over ₹1,540 crore in water bill arrears by its own consumers.
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