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About Us...

Orissa is the first State in the Country to have undertaken reform and restructuring in power sector to make power supply more efficient and to be able to meet the investment needs of the sector. The State Electricity Board which was a monolithic organisation, looking after generation,transmission and distribution of power was unbundled. The Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited (GRIDCO) was entrusted with the responsibility of Transmission and Distribution Systems, where as Orissa Hydro Power Corporation owned and operated all hydro power generation stations in the State from 1st April'1996. The Orissa Electricity Reforms Act 1995 came into force with effect from 1st April'1996. An independent transparent regulatory regime, Orissa Electricity Regulatory
 
Commission(OERC) was established in April'1996 in order to look after the regulation measures and also to promote accountability in the sector and to encourage private sector investment.
 
Subsequently in April'1999, the distribution business of GRIDCO was privatised when GRIDCO disinvested 51% of its share of its equity holding in Distribution Companies to Private Investors with financial and technical capabilities.
 
Disinvestment in power distribution sector is a major step in the power sector reform initiative which is now being replicated in other States of the Country.
 
 NESCO , WESCO & SOUTHCO was incorporated on 19.11.1997 under the Companies Act, 1956. It has taken over the Business of “Distribution and Retail Supply of Electricity” in the North Eastern Zone, Western & Southern Zone of the Orissa of GRIDCO.
 

Pursuant to the Orissa Electricity Reforms Act 1995 and Orissa Electricity Reforms (Transfer of Assets, Liabilities, Proceedings and Personnel of GRIDCO to Distribution Companies) Rules 1998, in the year 1998 all the assets of GRIDCO pertaining to the distribution business and distribution undertaking in the North Eastern, Western & Southern Zone of GRDICO was transferred to NESCO,WESCO & SOUTHCO vide Orissa Gazette Notification Published dated 26/11/1998 and NESCO,WESCO & SOUTHCO started its business operation on and from that date.
 

By virtue of Power Sector reform in Orissa, NESCO,WESCO & SOUTHCO became a subsidiary of BSES Limited, Mumbai on 1st April 1999 by acquisition of 51% of the shareholding of the Company by BSES Limited.
 

The Distribution Licensee in Orissa namely NESCO, WESCO and SOUTHCO are carrying out the business of distribution and Retail Supply of Electricity in their licensed areas comprising the following districts as detailed below.
 
 Sl. No  Name of DISTCO License No. Licensed Areas (Districts)
1. SOUTHCO  2/1999  Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Rayagada, Koraput,  Nawarangpur, and Malkanagiri.
2. NESCO  3/1999  Mayurbhanj, Koenjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore and major part of Jajpur.
3. WESCO  4/1999  Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Bargarh, Deogarh, Nuapara, Kalahandi, Sonepur and Jharsuguda.
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 Particulars Unit WESCO NESCO SOUTHCO TOTAL
 License Area (Sq. Km.) 48,000 28,000 47,000 123,000
 Population (lakhs) 94 92 87 273
 No. of Consumers (lakhs) 5.1 4.94 5.12 15
 Demand / Load MVA 792 652 368 1,812
 Input energy (MU) 4839 4207 1792 10838
 Sale of Energy (MU) 3086 2911 986 6983
 Turnover (Rs. in crores) 960 827 292 2079
 Collection (Rs. in crores) 917 757 258 1932
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 WESCO 3 15
 NESCO 4 14
 SOUTHCO 5 14
 Total 12 43
   
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 Burla  Sambalpur, Sambalpur-East, Bargarh, Bargarh-West, Jharsuguda, Deogarh
 Rourkela  Rourkela, Rajgangpur, Sundergarh
 Bolangir  Bolangir, Sonepur, Titlagarh, Kalahandi-East-Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi-West-Bhawanipatna, Nuapada.
   
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 Balasore  Balasore, Jaleswar, Basta, Central Elect Div-Balasore
 Bhadrak  Bhadrak-North, Bhadrak-South, Soro.
 Baripada  Baripada, Udala, Rairangpur.
 Jajpur Road  Jajpur Rroad, JajpurTown, Koenjhar, Anandapur
   

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 City Circle  Berhampur-I, Berhampur-II
 Berhampur  Aska, Ganjam-North-Chatrapur, Ganjam-South-Digapahandi
 Bhanjanagar  Bhanjanagar, Phulbani, Boudh
 Rayagada  Rayagada, Gunupur, Paralakhemundi
 Jeypore  Jeypore, Malkanagiri, Nabarangpur.