Bhubaneswar - November 2026 : Following the severe impact of Cyclone "Arnab" and subsequent flooding across southern Odisha, the Department of Energy has announced that power restoration work executed by TPSODL has achieved an overall progress rate of 99.28% as of 8:00 PM today. Out of 17,88,942 consumers affected across the operational circles, electricity has been successfully restored to 17,75,975 consumers, leaving only 12,967 consumers yet to be reconnected.
Remarkable progress has been recorded across key power infrastructure elements. A total of 46 affected 33 kV feeders, 130 affected 33/11 kV Primary Sub-Stations (PSS), and 658 affected 11 kV feeders have achieved 100% restoration. Furthermore, 277 out of 278 Power Transformers (PTRs) and 56,443 out of 56,706 Distribution Transformers (DTRs) have been successfully brought back online.
Complete 100% power restoration has been successfully accomplished in six districts, namely Boudh, Rayagada, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nabarangpur. Meanwhile, restoration efforts are in their final stages in the remaining two districts, with Kandhamal achieving 99.78% restoration (325 consumers remaining) and Ganjam achieving 98.48% restoration. Field engineers and technical teams are continuing round-the-clock operations on a war footing to clear the remaining localized faults and ensure total electrification across all affected regions at the earliest.
