THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala wallowing in acute power crises and longterm energy prospects remaining bleak, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is now seriously gunning for home-generated power by setting up a 1,000 MW thermal power plant in the state. The KSEB has identified "specific land" for the coalbased plant, KSEB chairman Rajeev Sadanandan said. He did not disclose the precise location zoomed in on by the power-starved Board, but the KSEB is eyeing Kasargod district, sources said. The KSEB has been gearing up to establish a Rs 4,000 crore coal-based thermal power plant in Orissa by sourcing coal from the Baitarani coal block. "We have three options before us," Rajeev Sadanandan said. "Transport the coal to Kerala and generate power here, join hands with Orissa and produce it there or enter into an agreement with a private party to generate power by setting up a plant in Orissa." But as far as the state