Executive Summary:
This document provides the Ministry of Power's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2044 regarding rural electrification in Odisha, answered on July 31, 2025. It details renewable energy capacity added in FY 2024-25, unscheduled power outages in the first half of 2025, ATC loss reduction, and the status of household electrification. The response also outlines measures to ensure reliable power supply.
Key Points / Main Content:
Renewable Energy:
* 125.83 MW of renewable energy capacity was added in Odisha during FY 2024-25.
* This capacity supplied approximately 220.61 MU of renewable power, increasing total consumption from RE sources to 10,370.11 MU.
Unscheduled Power Outages (Jan-June 2025):
* TPCODL: 94 outages, 56 hours duration.
* TPSODL: 128 outages, 102 hours duration.
* TPNODL: 237 outages, 121.01 hours duration.
* TPWODL: 176 outages, 144 hours duration.
* Kandhamal (Aspirational District): 53 outages, 47 hours duration.
ATC Loss Reduction:
* Odisha is not covered under the UDAY scheme.
* The ATC Loss in the State for FY 2024-25 was 16.55.
Household Electrification:
* All revenue villages in Odisha are electrified.
* Remaining households are being electrified under State Government schemes.
* System strengthening measures are underway, including new substations, lines, and transformers under ODSSP Ph IV and V.
* DISCOMs are also carrying out system strengthening works under their own CAPEX.
* Solar-based dual pump projects, including those in aspirational districts like Kandhamal, are regularly maintained.
Impact Analysis:
State Government of Odisha:
* Impact: Required to continue electrification efforts for remaining households under state schemes and oversee the implementation of ODSSP Ph IV and V.
* Action Required: Maintain oversight of electrification projects and ensure uninterrupted power supply through infrastructure improvements.
DISCOMs (TPCODL, TPSODL, TPNODL, TPWODL):
* Impact: Responsible for addressing unscheduled power outages and strengthening the power distribution system.
* Action Required: Reduce the number and duration of power outages, continue system strengthening under CAPEX, and maintain solar-based dual pump projects.
Ministry of Power:
* Impact: Responsible for monitoring the progress of electrification and renewable energy initiatives in Odisha.
* Action Required: Continue to provide support for state-level electrification efforts.
Key Entities Referenced
Odisha: A state in India, focus of the electrification efforts described in the document.
Financial Year 2024-25: The financial year under review for renewable energy capacity addition and ATC losses.
Kandhamal: An Aspirational District in Odisha, specifically mentioned as a focus area for reliable power supply and solar pump deployment.
Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY): A Union Government scheme related to DISCOMs, mentioned in the context of ATC loss reduction, though Odisha is not covered under it.
Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi: The Member of Parliament who raised the unstarred question in Lok Sabha.
Shri Shripad Naik: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Power who answered the question.
Odisha Distribution System Strengthening Programme (ODSSP): A State Government program in Odisha (Ph IV and V Schemes) focused on improving power distribution infrastructure.
Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL): One of the DISCOMs operating in Odisha, with data on unscheduled power outages provided.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2044
ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025
ELECTRIFICATION IN RURAL AREAS OF ODISHA
2044. SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the total renewable energy capacity added in Odisha during the Financial
Year 2024-25 and its contribution to the State's power supply;
(b) the number and cumulative duration of unscheduled power outages
reported in the State during the last six months particularly in power-deficit and
Aspirational Districts like Kandhamal;
(c) the extent of reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C)
losses achieved in Odisha under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
and the support extended by the Union Government; and
(d) the current status of 100 per cent household electrification in rural areas
of Odisha and the measures taken to ensure reliable and quality power supply
including the deployment of solar-based dual pump systems in remote and tribal
regions especially in Aspirational Districts such as Kandhamal?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) : 125.83 MW Renewable Energy capacity was added in Odisha during FY
2024-25. This capacity addition has supplied around 220.61 MU of Renewable
power in FY 2024-25 increasing total consumption from RE sources to 10,370.11
MU.
(b) : The DISCOM-wise data on cumulative number and duration of
unscheduled power outages during the last six months (Jan – Jun’ 2025), as
reported by the state, are given at Annexure.
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(c) : Odisha is not covered under UDAY scheme. However, the AT&C Loss in
the State for FY 2024-25 was 16.55%.
(d) : All the revenue villages of the State have been electrified. The remaining
left-out households identified in survey are being electrified under State
Government schemes.
To ensure uninterrupted power supply to various consumers, several steps
such as setting up of new 33/11 kV Primary Substations (PSSs), strengthening
of existing 33/11 kV PSSs, installation of new 11kV Lines and transformers and
strengthening of existing 11 kV lines etc. are being taken up under Odisha
Distribution System Strengthening Programme (ODSSP) Ph – IV and V Schemes
of the State Government. Apart from this, DISCOMs are carrying out system
strengthening works under their own CAPEX.
All the Solar based dual pump projects, including those in aspirational
districts such as Kandhamal, are maintained regularly.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
2044 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2025
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The DISCOM-wise data on cumulative number and duration of unscheduled power
outages reported in the state during the last six months (Jan – June’ 2025)
Cumulative duration of
Number of cumulative
DISCOMs unscheduled outage (in
unscheduled outage
Hours)
TPCODL 94 56
TPSODL 128 102
TPNODL 237 121.01
TPWODL 176 144
Note: (in Kandhamal: Number of cumulative unscheduled outage was 53 and Cumulative
duration of unscheduled outage was 47 Hrs.)
TPCODL: Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited.
TPSODL: Tata Power Southern Odisha Distribution Limited.
TPNODL: Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited.
TPWODL: Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited.
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