Tata Power, India Power Corporation submit bids for three discoms in Odisha

The bids were called earlier this year for Western, Southern and Northern Electricity Supply Companies, namely WESCO, SOUTHCO and NESCO.

Odisha, which has offered three of its power distribution companies (discoms) for privatisation, has received bids from Tata Power and India Power Corporation.

The bids were called earlier this year for Western, Southern and Northern Electricity Supply Companies, or WESCO, SOUTHCO, and NESCO.

Industry sources said Tata Power had submitted bids for all three discoms while IPCL for SOUTHCO and WESCO. This effectively makes Tata Power the only bidder for NESCO.

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), which conducted the bidding, could not be reached. 

This is Odisha’s second attempt at privatising its power distribution. The three discoms were earlier