India, May 16 -- As the Odisha coast was hit by cyclone Fani, Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) played a major role in quick restoration of power supply in the state.
Reportedly, the strongest tropical cyclone to hit an Indian coast in last 20 years devastated the coastal areas of Odisha, causing massive damage to the power supply infrastructure uprooting lakhs of electric poles, transformers and collapse of towers. Hot and humid weather added to the problems of the cyclone-affected people in the state, with the government facing a gigantic task of restoring power to houses.
Restoring towards normalcy
POWERGRID has helped to restore power through the use of state-of-the-art techniques like ERS (Emergency Restoration System), sw...