The State Government is contemplating to introduce a State Capital Region Improvement of Power System (SCRIPS) at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore to ensure 24x7 quality power supply to Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Keeping in view the long-term demand till year 2030, the SCRIPS is being formulated to ensure 24-hour quality power supply in the geographical area covered under Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for capital region, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has green-signalled the ambitious project, which would be fully funded from the State exchequer under State Plan.
For the first time, such a huge power transmission and distribution project is being undertaken.
The project would be completed in two phases in seven years while the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation limited (OPTCl) would implement the project.
As the twin city is developing as a hub of education, industrial investment, and information technology and other allied sectors, demand for power is scaling up in a big way.
Nearly 28 lakh population staying in the State Capital Region with over 4.50 lakh electricity consumers consuming over 2,100 million units of power.
The demand is growing at a faster rate over 100 per cent during a period of ten years and keeping the growth rate in view, SCRIPS has been planned to take care of the demand by 2030, said sources.
The project will come up with state of the art technology and advanced system of transmission and distribution, which will be able to face any sorts of disasters.
Project would ensure disaster resilience system involving underground cabling, full advanced metering infrastructure, renovation and modernisation of all the existing GRIDs, setting up of additional GRID sub stations and the facilities will be having wind zone five compliant towers.