Power brake on progress

Two years ago, Orissa was a power-surplus state with Energy department officials boasting that they could in fact sell power to other states. Not any longer. A pioneer in power sector reforms, Orissa was the first state to privatise its power distribution network. But thanks to zero investment by private distribution companies and a lack of overhauling old power transmission lines and rising transmission and distribution losses, Orissa is now grappling with burgeoning power demand and a huge shortfall.

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