Power house blast: Sabotage ruled out
Two expert teams of the Kerala State Electricity Board on Monday.
Kottayam: Two expert teams of the Kerala State Electricity Board on Monday inspected the Moolamattom power house to find the cause of the recent explosions.
The experts said the maintenance work in the dam will be completed before December 31, and the power house will start working normally. The team discounted the possibility of sabotage at the power house.
The explosion of the circuit breaker on November 3 was due to its ageing while flashing of the potential transformer on the 220-KV Idukki-Madakathara section on November 7 was caused by lightning, M.. Mohammad Ali Rawther, KSEB member, (Distribution and Generation –Electrical), told reporters.
Currently, five of the six generators are in operation. One of them which was stopped following the November 3 incident will be operational in a few days, he said.
One team was led by Rawther and the other by vigilance DySP Aji. Their reports will be submitted to the government, sources said.