Tag: Wesco

Bhubaneswar: In a big blow to Reliance Infra, the Supreme Court today upheld the orders of Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to cancel licenses of three power distribution companies (discoms) NesCo, WesCo and SouthCo following their appeal to withdraw the decision. The Odisha power regulator on March 4, 2015 had revoked licenses of the three […]

Sundergarh: What Bonai residents see as fearless and daring act of an IAS officer Swadha Dev, Wesco officials protest as brutal. Dev, the sub-collector of Bonai, filed a complaint with the police after locals bore the brunt of power cut that stretched over two consecutive days. Basing on the complaint, three Wesco officials were arrested. […]

Sambalpur: A group of unidentified youths allegedly smeared WESCO Deputy General Manager (DGM) Ramesh Prasad with ink after he declined to pay donation for Ganesh Puja celebration in Sambalpur on Thursday. Reports said as many as 15 persons entered the office and asked Prasad to donate but the official refused leading to an altercation. Livid […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today set a target of bringing down the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) losses of four distribution companies (discoms) to 30%. In a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary a decision was taken to limit the T&D losses of Cesu, Wesco, Nesco and Southco at 30% by next year from the current […]

Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Manager of an electrical section in power distribution company WESCO was arrested by anti-corruption vigilance sleuths in Odisha’s Bargarh district today for allegedly accepting a bribe Rs 15,000 to provide connection to a poultry farm. Based on a complaint, a case was registered against Kunja Bihari Nayak, Assistant Manager and Khirod Behera, […]

Bhubaneswar: The rural power play in Odisha has hiccups galore. While the State even in the monsoon period (August 2019) failed to provide 24X7 power supply in rural areas, the frequent power outages in the villages were highly irritating. As per the data available with State Energy Department, the villages in the districts of Sambalpur, […]

Bhubaneswar: Like the 2018 winter, will power cuts return this winter in Odisha, especially when a Central Electricity Authority’s report predict a 139 MW peak deficit in December 2019? When last year poor hydropower generation was behind the power crisis in winter, the situation is not so this winter. The hydropower generating reservoirs in the […]

Bhubaneswar: A standing committee of the Odisha Assembly on Friday advised the Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (WESCO) to refrain from going ahead with its proposed power supply disconnection drive and collect the pending dues from defaulting consumers in instalments. The suggestions of the standing committee carry significance as the WESCO authorities have decided […]

Rourkela: Objecting alleged power supply disconnection of defaulting consumers during the on-going Matric exams, a delegation of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) visited Electrical Superintending Engineer (SE) of Western Electricity Supply Company Of Odisha (WESCO) today. The saffron party members alleged that though the WESCO had announced to hold back the power disconnection drive, some of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has acquired bids for two electricity distribution companies (discoms) in Odisha—the Western Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (WESCO) and the Southern Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (SOUTCO). As per official sources, TPCL has won a 25-year licence for distribution and retail supply of power after its […]

New Delhi: Tata Power on Thursday announced that it has taken over the management and operations of Odisha’s power distribution utilities WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of the sale process. With this, WESCO and SOUTHCO will operate under the company name as TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPWODL) and TP Southern Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPSODL) […]