Power outages sparked protests across Kerala as residents gathered at KSEB offices, alleging unexpected cuts despite earlier assurances. KSEB says a fault in a major feeder line coincided with soaring demand from an unprecedented heatwave, forcing short curtailments to protect grid stability. The response has fueled anger as claims of no power cuts for a decade are contradicted.
Youth Congress activists in Kollam, Kerala, staged a “sleep protest” at the KSEB office by laying mats and sleeping, alleging unannounced power cuts that they say are harming children and the elderly. KSEB and the Electricity Minister deny load shedding, saying recent outages were due to temporary overload. Kerala is also grappling with a severe power shortage.
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