Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
could be credited to this Fund. Money raised through disinvestment of the
State’s shares in power Utilities should also be credited to this Fund.
• OHPC should be encouraged to take up new projects like Sindhol-I, II and
III as run-of-the river schemes on the Mahanadi. A pump storage project
should be set up below the Indravati Dam. NHPC could collaborate with
OHPC. In order to maximise peak-time availability, Orissa’s hydropower
potential should be fully utilised.
• OHPC’s dues should be cleared by GRIDCO. With an improved balance
sheet, OHPC can be partially disinvested, generating substantial funds for
further investment.
• The State Government’s share in the OPGC should be brought down from
51 per cent to 26 per cent. The proceeds from such a disinvestment can be
ploughed back into the power sector.
• Consumer grievance redressal mechanism should be strengthened in all
the four DISCOMs.
• There is acute shortage of technical manpower at all levels. This situation
should be promptly remedied by GRIDCO, OHPC and all the DISCOMs.
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