By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The OPTCL Tech Tower, a multi-storeyed building worth Rs 55 Crore will function as the Corporate Office of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd, at Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar was on Wednesday inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Besides Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Energy, Industry and MSME Minister Pratap Keshari Deb, Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, SSEPD Minister Shri Ashok Chandra Panda, MLA Shri Ananta Narayan Jena, MLA Shri Susant Kumar Rout, Additional Chief Secretary Energy Shri Nikunja Bihari Dhal, OPTCL CMD Shri Sanjay Kumar Mishra and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian were among those present.
The building has been constructed with modern architecture and technology to ensure the safety of the workspace and the building is an energy-efficient building. The CM said that the role of OPTCL in the State’s transmission infrastructure is significant.
In 2000, the state had 16 lakh consumers, but now this number has increased to 97 lakh. Similarly, there were only 80 grids, today 194 grid substations are functioning.
The transformation capacity has increased from 6,125 MVA to 25,800 MVA and the transmission line has from 9400 circuit km to 16,300 circuit km. The OPTCL has demonstrated its expertise in the field of power transmission and has created extensive employment opportunities for the youth of the state.
