TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited

TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited
Industry	Distribution
Founded	TPCODL : 1st June, 2020 (Erstwhile CESU : 1999)
Headquarters	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Area served	Odisha, India
Key people	M.Shenbagam ; (CEO)
Products	Electrical power
Services	Electricity generation and distribution
Website	www.tpcentralodisha.com

TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) (earlier Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU)) is responsible for medium voltage power transmission and distribution across 9 districts of Odisha. Originally, the licence to operate in the central region of state covering 9 districts was guaranteed in 1999, by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission under the provision of Odisha Electricity Reform Act, 1995 to Central Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd. However, the license was revoked in April 2005, and the management was shifted under Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha ( Operation and Management ) in September 2006. The company provides daily power requirement to the state load dispatch center which monitors and controls the grid operations.

Tata Power Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Group, took over the management of Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) from June 1, 2020.^[1] The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) that awarded the Letter of Intent (LOI) to TPCL on December 12, 2019. Tata Power will hold 51 per cent equity with management control and the State-owned Gridco will have the remaining 49 pc equity stake in the company.^[2] The company retained all the existing employees of CESU and will govern them by their existing policy structure. Tata Power has received a license for 25 years. Spread over 30,000 km², CESU has five electrical circles consisting of the areas of Bhubaneswar (Electrical Circle - I and II), Cuttack, Paradip and Dhenkanal with a population of over 1.4 crore and consumer base of 2.5 million. With CESU, Tata Power aims to expand its consumer base to 5 million consumers from the present base of 2.5 million across Mumbai, Delhi and Ajmer After the acquisition it will no longer remain a PSU.

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[1] "Tata Power to take over CESU management".

[2] "Tata Power to manage power distribution in Central Odisha from 1st June onwards".

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