Tata Group company invested more than ₹ 4,200 crore, know complete details

Tata Power's power distribution companies have invested Rs 4,245 crore in the last 3-4 years in infrastructure expansion and network upgrades in Odisha.

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Tata Power's power distribution companies have invested Rs 4,245 crore in the last 3-4 years in infrastructure expansion and network upgrades in Odisha. The company operates four Discoms, TP Central Odisha Distribution (TPCODL), TP Western Odisha Distribution (TPWODL), TP Southern Odisha Distribution (TPSODL), and TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), in a joint venture with the Government of Odisha, which collectively Serving a customer base of over 9 million.

The total investment, Rs 1,232 crore has been allocated through various government schemes. The company said this includes laying 2,177 circuit kilometers (Ckms) of 33 kilovolt (KV) lines and 19,809 Ckms of 11 KV lines as well as adding 30,230 distribution transformers to improve the reliability of the distribution network in rural and urban areas.

166 new primary substations (PSS) commissioned

Apart from this, the company has commissioned 166 new primary substations (PSS), out of which 55 percent are automated. Due to these efforts, 23.68 hours of power is being supplied daily in urban areas and 21.98 hours in rural areas, which is more than the national average.

The company said that apart from this, network improvement has also helped in increasing the Aggregate Transmission and Distribution (AT) in Odisha during the financial year 2023-24.


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