Power Grid Corporation of India is playing a major role in quick restoration of power supply in the state of Odisha. Power supply in the State was badly affected by the cyclone ‘Fani’, on May 3, 2019 which was reportedly the strongest tropical cyclone to hit India in last 20 years. It caused massive damage to power supply infrastructure in coastal Odisha uprooting lakhs of electric poles, transformers and collapse of towers.
Stepping up the efforts, Power Grid has successfully helped restore power in quickest time possible with the use state-of-the-art techniques like ERS (Emergency Restoration System), swift operation management and by pooling its about 1000 specialized manpower from the neighboring states like West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh to assist the State entities like OPTCL (Odisha Power Transmission Corporation) and CESU (Central Electricity Supply Utility). All the necessary help has been extended for restoration of electricity in affected areas of the state.
Power Grid also extended help in restoration of communication network thus, helping the state return to normalcy. Power Grid has created specific 24x7 control rooms at its various strategic locations and its workforce has been working day and night for coordination between various state agencies, providing timely assistance and feedback to its teams and state entities at ground zero.
Power Grid Corporation of India is an Indian state-owned electric utilities company headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Power Grid transmits about 50% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network.
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