India, Dec. 6 -- justify;">The state of Odisha has a predominantly rural and tribal population, with over three-quarters of its residents living in rural areas. Managing electricity distribution in Odisha has been challenging, characterised by high transmission and distribution (T&D) losses, underinvestment, and system inefficiencies. Odisha first ventured into privatising its power sector in the late 1990s. The effort failed to meet its objectives for several reasons, including poor scheme design, lack of investment by the private players, insufficient political support and regulatory oversight, and the failure to reduce technical and commercial losses. As a result of this failure, rural and household electrification also suffered. The f...