Grid Corporation of Odisha

Grid Corporation of Odisha, commonly known as GRIDCO, is a public-sector electricity utility associated with the Government of Odisha in India. The company was incorporated on 20 April 1995 under the Companies Act, 1956, as part of the restructuring of the state's electricity-sector institutions. It received its Certificate of Commencement of Business on 6 July 1995 and subsequently began operating as a power utility under the institutional framework of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission. GRIDCO's principal business is the transmission and bulk supply of electricity within Odisha. Its activities are conducted under an exclusive licence issued by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission. In this role, the company forms part of the state's electricity infrastructure between power generation and downstream electricity distribution. Its responsibilities include the movement of electricity across the transmission system, the procurement or handling of electricity for bulk supply, and related activities connected with the reliable operation of the state's power system. The company is distinct from a consumer-facing electricity retailer or a nationwide private energy conglomerate. Its identity is primarily that of a state-level public power utility whose business is tied to Odisha's regulated electricity market. The available reference material does not provide a detailed account of its generation assets, consumer-brand programmes, financial results, leadership roster, or major commercial subsidiaries. Accordingly, GRIDCO is best characterized by its statutory and regulatory role rather than by a portfolio of marketed consumer products. GRIDCO's creation in the mid-1990s reflects the institutional changes undertaken in Odisha's electricity sector during that period. Its incorporation established a dedicated corporate vehicle for important grid and bulk-electricity functions. The company's continuing significance derives from the essential nature of those functions: transmission and bulk supply are foundational to the availability and distribution of electricity, even when the utility is not the final point of contact for household or commercial consumers. The reference material identifies GRIDCO as operating under an exclusive Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission licence and as conducting related electricity activities in addition to transmission and bulk supply. No information supplied for this entry confirms a separate international presence, stock-exchange listing, private parent company, or consumer product brand. Its operating scope is therefore recorded as Odisha, India, and its ownership is described at the level of the Government of Odisha.

Grid Corporation of Odisha, abbreviated as GRIDCO, was established during the reorganization of Odisha's electricity institutions in the 1990s. It was incorporated on 20 April 1995 as a public-sector undertaking of the Government of Odisha under the Companies Act, 1956. This corporate formation created a dedicated utility for important electricity-system functions in the state. GRIDCO obtained its Certificate of Commencement of Business on 6 July 1995. Following its incorporation and commencement authorization, it began functioning within the state electricity-utility structure associated with the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission. The available reference material describes the company as having operated under an exclusive licence issued by that regulator. Its designated business has been electricity transmission and bulk supply, together with related activities. These functions place GRIDCO in the middle of the electricity value chain: it is responsible for system-level movement and supply of power rather than being described primarily as a retail electricity brand for end consumers. Its role is consequently linked to the operation and coordination of Odisha's regulated power infrastructure. The supplied sources do not establish a complete chronology of later reorganizations, network expansions, leadership changes, financial performance, or corporate transactions. They also do not provide enough information to document specific generation assets or named transmission projects without risking unsupported claims. The documented history therefore centers on GRIDCO's 1995 incorporation, its July 1995 commencement of business, and its continuing licensed role in transmission and bulk electricity supply in Odisha.

• 1995

  Incorporation as an Odisha public-sector undertaking

  [1]Grid Corporation of Odishaen.wikipedia.org

  Grid Corporation of Odisha was incorporated on 20 April 1995 under the Companies Act, 1956, as a public-sector undertaking of the Government of Odisha.

• 1995

  Commencement of business

  [1]Grid Corporation of Odishaen.wikipedia.org

  The company received its Certificate of Commencement of Business on 6 July 1995.

• Licensed transmission and bulk-supply role

  [1]Grid Corporation of Odishaen.wikipedia.org

  GRIDCO operates in electricity transmission and bulk supply, along with related activities, under an exclusive licence issued by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission.

State-owned or state-controlled regional electricity transmission and bulk-supply utility serving Odisha's regulated power system.

• Power infrastructure service · 1995

  Electricity transmission

  GRIDCO's core transmission function involves the system-level movement of electricity across Odisha's power network. It is an infrastructure and regulated utility service rather than a packaged consumer product, supporting the transfer of power within the state electricity system.

• Electricity supply service · 1995

  Bulk electricity supply

  Bulk supply is GRIDCO's other specifically identified principal business. The service concerns electricity supplied at the wholesale or system level within Odisha's regulated power framework, rather than ordinary retail supply marketed directly to individual household customers.

• Power utility services · 1995

  Related electricity activities

  In addition to transmission and bulk supply, GRIDCO conducts related activities connected with its licensed electricity-utility role. The supplied reference does not enumerate these activities in sufficient detail to identify separate named offerings.

1. 1Grid Corporation of Odishaen.wikipedia.org