Berhampur: TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Odisha government, has achieved 100% power restoration in six districts of southern Odisha following the impact of Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods.
Electricity supply has been fully restored to affected consumers in Boudh, Rayagada, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur districts.
As for restoration of supply in remaining two districts, Ganjam has so far achieved 98.48% and Kandhamala 99.78%.
Overall, TPSODL has restored power supply to 99.28% of affected consumers across its eight-district operational area, reconnecting 17,75,975 out of 17,88,942 consumers.
The company has also restored all 46 affected 33 kV feeders, all 130 affected 33/11 kV substations and all 658 affected 11 kV feeders. Around 6,500 personnel have been mobilised across southern Odisha, supported by approximately 400 vehicles, six mobile distribution substations and 16 transit stores.
“Achieving 100% restoration in six districts is a significant milestone in our efforts following Cyclone Arnab. I sincerely appreciate our field personnel, engineers and support teams who have worked tirelessly, often in difficult conditions, to restore electricity supply. Our teams continue to focus on the remaining affected consumers in Ganjam and Kandhamala. We remain committed to completing the restoration at the earliest, with safety as our highest priority,” TPSODL CEO said.
