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CONCISE CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS FROM 01.04.1999 TILL DATE

  
April,1999 OERC issued separate Distribution and Retail Supply License (1/99) to CESCO for electricity distribution business.
July,1999 BIENA programme was completed to improve power suply system at Bhubnaeswar Town. Hence 5 number of 33/11 kv sub-stations were constructed at unit-IV, Sainik school, Xavier Institute of management, Sahid Nagar and Bharatpur alongwith 58.5 k.m of 33 kv lines . The project cost is approximately 20 crores.
September,1999 AES CORPORATION ALONG WITH JYOTI STRUCTURES TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF CESCO BY ACQUIRING 51% OF SHARE.
29/30.10.1999 SUPER CYCLONE DAMAGE CAUSED A HUGE LOSS OF THE CESCO INSTALLATIONS COSTING APPROX 130 crores
14th Dec,1999 First women rally was organised on the eve of National Energy Conservation Day
 
Jan,2000 CESCO team has participated in BSES organised Cricket tournament at Mumbai in association with All India Sports Control Board
Oct,2000 Accident free month for CESCO
 
June,2001 Safety award was given to CED, Cuttack for minimum no of electrical accidents
27th Aug,2001 Sri S.C.Mohapatra , IAS was appointed as THE FIRST Chief Executive Officer of CESCO BY OERC after retreat of AES
15th Jan,2001 Creation of BCDD-2, Bhubnaeswar ( 31.05.01) and started operation
Nov,2001 Operating of Daily Grievances Cell for the benefit of consumers by CEO
 
Ist Jan,002 Creation of CDD-2, Cuttack ,NED,Nimapara and BED,Balugaon on 27.12.2001 and started operation from 01.01.2002
27th Jan,2002 LAUNCHING OF CESCO WEBSITE www.cescoorissa.com
June,2002 NEW DEDICATED 33/11 KV SUB-STATIONS FOR SCB MEDICAL
16th Sep,2002 CREATION OF NEW ELECTRICAL CIRCLES AT BHUBANESWAR
( 31.08.2002) named as Bhubaneswar-2 started operation on 16.09.2002
23th Dec,2002 Creation of 32 elect. Sections
 
16th Jan,2003 Reorganisation of Dhenkanal Circle
21th April,2003 Creation of 12 elect. Sections
May,2003 Introduction of spot billing machine at Puri , Bhubnaeswar . Later 850 machines were used in all other divisions.
22th June,2003 INAUGURATION OF CESCO HELPLINE 0674-2546777 by Hon'ble Minister Energy for the benefit of CESCO consumers as well as general public .
24.06.2003 Sri Srikant Kumar Paikray,IAS replaced Sri Mahapatra and became the second CEO .
31.10.2003 Creation of Elect. Section Baghamari under Khurda
Dec,2003 100% payment of BST bill to GRIDCO - the red letter day for CESCO
 
Jan,2004 Installation of AMR units in industries for correct meter reading under APDRP Scheme
FEB,2004 100% metering of consumers
18th May,2004 CEO,CESCO Srikant Paikray,IAS was awarded with ( awarded by BSN Ready , Ex-Governor Orissa & WB) " Udyoga Siromoni Puraskar " by Institute of Economics Studies, New Delhi in a function held on 18th Maym2004 at Kolkata
June,2004 For better consumers services & economic development - National Floating of IT tender for call centres,Billing ,portal ,indexing ,consumers identification etc 
8th Aug,2004 Grievances Redressal Forums were established at Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal & Cuttack as per direction by OERC . ( further the functioning is kept in abeyance from 19.08.2004 )
22nd Aug,2004 CEO,CESCO Srikant Paikray,IAS was awarded with ( Award given by Balaram Jhakar , Governor , MP ) " Rajib Gandhi Siromoni Award " by Global Economic council , New Delhi in a function held on 22.08.2004 at New Delhi
25th Aug,2004 First Energy Police station at Khurda inaugurated by S.N.Patro, Minister Energy at Khurda
1st Sept,2004 Inauguration of new office building of Baramunda Electrical Section under BCDD-2 by CEO Sri S.K.Paikray,IAS
17th Sept,2004 Energy Police Station at Cuttack . Inaugurated by Minister (Energy)
30th Sept, 2004 CESCO CEO awarded with Arch of Excellence ( Business) Award-2003 by Sh. GVG Krishnamurty , Ex.CEC, India at New Delhi.by All India Achievers Conference
2nd Oct,2004 Opening of newly created Electrical Sections named Charinala and Sunamuhin under PED,Puri by CEO, CESCO
November,2004 Inauguration of new building of BED, Bhubaneswar at 33/11KV campus at Rasulgarh square . Rasulgarh Sub-Division shifted from Kalpana to Rasulgarh .
10th Nov,2004 CESCO CEO feliciated with Efficient Administrator award by Bhubaneswar Mahostav.
18th Nov,2004 CESCO CEO awarded with Indira Gandhi Sadbhabana Award by Sh.Sushir Kumar shindhe, Governor of AP at Hyderabad by Global Economic Council.
28th Dec,2004 CESCO CEO awarded with Bharatiya Nirmana Ratna Award by all India Business Development Association
27th Jan,2005 CESCO CEO awarded with Rashtriya Shiromoni Award -2004 by Sh. GVG Krishnamurty , Ex.CEC, India & Sj.MV Rajasekharan , Minister Planning Govt. of India at New Delhi.by All India Achievers Conference
March,2005 CESCO Cricket team has participated in AIESCB Cricket tournament from 3rd to 6th march,2005 at Nagpur hosted by MSEB . ( Captain Sri P.K.Sahu, Vice Captain Sri Mukesh Mishra, Manager Sri G B Sahu)
13th Mar,2005 INAUGURATION OF CESCO CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTRE & HELPLINE 0674-2588465 / 466 by Hon'ble Minister Energy at Rasulgarh ( inside BED,Bhubnaeswar campus) for the benefit of CESCO consumers OF Bhubaneswar as well as general public. ( The centre is under management of Phoenix, Hyderabad )
14th Mar,2005 BCDD-2, Bhubaneswar shifted to its own building at Nayapalli 33/11KV SS campus wef 14.03.2005
20th Mar,2005 INAUGURATION OF CESCO CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTRE & HELPLINE 0671-2433831 / 832 by Hon'ble Minister Energy at Bajrakabati road , Cuttack for the benefit of CESCO consumers of Cuttack city as well as general public .( The centre is under management of TCS )
28th Mar,2005 Electrical Circle-1 , Bhubaneswar shifted to is own building at Power House campus wef 28.03.2005
April,2005 OERC cancelled AES's distribution and retail supply license and CEO CESCO was appointed as the " Administrator " of CESCO to manage the administration and distribution busieness vide OERC letter No. 539 dt. 02.04.2005 .
April,2005 New tariff revision order by OERC wef 01.04.2005 .
04th April,.2005 CEO CESCO attended video conferencing with Orissa Chief Minister on the inauguration of Rajib Gandhi Gramina Bidyut Jojana by Prime Minister of India .
11th & 12th April 2005 Cesco organised OERC Training Programme to all SES, EES, about GRF and OMBUDSMAN, Elect Act.-03
19th April,2005 Sri Debaraj Biswal , CGM(Finance) GRIDCO replaced Sri S.K.Paikray, IAS as CEO and Administrator vide OERC Order 516 dt. 18.04.2005.
13th June 2005 PMU converted into APDRP Circle
2nd & 3rd July 2005 Cesco Organised OERC Training Programme to all SDO/AMC/JE at each Circle
5th to 7th October 2005 Cesco Public awareness Stall at EXPO Orissa - 2005 as a measure of Consumer Education
23rd October 2005 New S/S at Lord Dhabaleswar Pitha inaugurated by MLA & CEO.
   
1st April 2006 New Tariff Division Order by OERC. No change in RST. BST increased (79 paise + 22paise +4% Transmission Loss. Demand Charge @ Rs.200/-) 
24.05.2006 CESCO  Material Exhibition at Cuttack for SSI towards Rajiv Gandhi Gramina Bidyut Jojana Scheme
02-05 June 2006 CESCO Cricket Team participated AIESCB Cricket Tournament at Patiala from 2nd to 5th June 2006, Organised by PSEB, Punjab (Captain -cum Manager : Mr.P.K.Sahoo)
01.07.2006 Niali Sub-Division inaugurated by CEO, Sri  Debaraj Biswal under EC, Cuttack in the presence of MP and MLAZ
12-07.2006
Re-organisation of Paradeep Circle - New division PED,Paradeep , new sub-division Kujanga under paradeep , newly created Section Bhutmundai and Chatua . New Sub-division Begunia under KED, Khurda created .
August
Severe flood in kendrapara, Marshaghai , Paradeep , Jagatsinghpur and lossof CESCO installations cost . Rs. 5 crores
01.09.2006
Notification for operating of Special courts for trial of energy/electricity Theft case under 135 to 139 of Elect. Act,2003.Notification dated 01.09.2006 by Home Dept.,Accordingly One court at Bhubaneswar and one court at cuttack opened.
08.09.2006
The OERC has framed a rule Central Electricity Supply Utility of Orissa ( Operation and Management ) Scheme , 2006. It comprised of 8 members of management Board. One Chairman ( Vivek Patnaik , Ret IAS , One CEO ( Operation ) Sri GP Sarakar and another CEO (Finance & Commerce )Sri D.biswal , three directors Sri D.K Roy , Sri S.K Mohapatra , Sri M.Y Rao , Retd. IAS and two Board members (Sri RN Bohidar ,IAS and Sri A.K.tripathy , IAS , Sri UP Singh , IAS ) from Govt. ( vide order No. 1384 dt. 08.09.2006 )
10.10.2006
First Power theft case registred at Khurda Energy Police station after operation of Special court ( Theft of material by Sri K.P.Mishra , SDO,Pipili) reported by Sri P.K.Jaysingh , IIC
3.11.2006
PRAYAS,Citizen Sevice Centre at Sahid Nagar in collabaration with BMC,PHD
Nov,.2006
CESU Team participated in 2nd OPTCL cricket Tournament at kalinga stadium, Bhubaneswar
Dec,2006 CESU Stall opened at Bolagad Mahostav
16.01.2007 to 31.01.2007
CESU Cricket Team participated in OMC Cricket Cup Cricket tournament at Kalingastadium.
25.01.2007 to 31.01.2007 CESU Public Awareness stall at Kharavela Mahostav, Khandagiri , BCDD-2
27.02.2007
PRAYAS, Citizen Service Centre at Nayapalli ( inside PHD Section ) in collabaration with BMC,PHD & CESU opened .
23.03.2007
New tariff revision order by OERC wef 01.04.2007 without any retail tariff change but marginally increase the consumer having consumption excess 50% & 60 %. But the BST rate has increased 3 paisa per unit . The KVA rate @200 rupees unchanged within approved demand. .( extra burden of Rs. 1.20 crore rupees on CESCU.
23.03.2007
New tariff revision order by OERC wef 01.04.2007 without any retail tariff change . But the BST rate increased ( energy charges Rs.0.79 paise + Transmission charges Rs.0.22 paise + 4% transmission loss calculation . The KVA rate @200 rupees unchanged. .( extra burden of Rs. 5- 6 crore rupees on CESCO)
   
01.04.2007 to 05.04.2007 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Nayagarh Mohastav as a measure of consumers education.
10.04.2007 Cuttack Energy Police station has booked 1st power theft case in the police station after 2years and 6 months.
06.04 2007 to 
10.04.2007 
Participation of CESU Cricket Team in 33rd AIESCB Cricket Tournament at Kurukhetra organised by HPSG , Panchkula from 6th to 10th of April,2007 .CESU won APGENCO & GVNL . Further Sri Pratap Patnaik and Sri Dipti Mishra were selected by AIESCB to play 20-20 match at Chandigarh . 
19.04.2007 Sri S.K Mohapatra became the Chairman of CESU Board.
04.05.2007 The CESU Scheme was amended on 04.05.2007 vide OERc order dt.30.04.2007 . The CEO(O) post was re-designated as Chief Operating Officer and Sri R.N.Mohanty became the Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O) and a Member of the Management Board of CESU wef 05.05.07 vide order dated 02.05.2007 of the Commission. Sri Debaraj Biswal became the Chief Finance Officer in place of CEO(F&C) . Sri Biswal was in charge of CEO 
15.06.2007 The amendment of Electricity Act,2003 by Parliament on May 28,a person found indulging in unauthorised withdrawl of power is liable for stringent legal action and imposition of heavy penal bill. Electricity offence has been made cognizable offence and non-bailable.It is effective from 15.06.2007
16.07.2007 to 24.07.2007 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Gundicha jatra from 16th to 24th of July,2007 to educate its consumers for safe and reliable electricity . Different messages have been ventilated through electronic way.
29.08.2007 OERC ADVERTISED FOR CEO,CCO,CFO POST IN ALL ENGLISH AND ORIYA NEWS PAPERS 
18.09.2007 CESU ADVERTISED FOR SR.GM(HR), SR.GM(IT), GM(COM.) POST IN ALL ENGLISH AND ORIYA NEWSPAPER
Sept & October 2007 " Bidyut Sanskara O CESU " one oriya article written by GB Sahu , PRO CESU published in 23 news papers .
04.11.2007 to Feb 2008 Participation of CESU Cricket Team in Orissa Secretariate Cricket Tournament at Kalinga stadium , Bhubaneswar from 4th Nov,2007 to feb-08. Captain Sri B.Paital , VC Sri AK Panigrahi Manager Sri GB Sahu . CESU defeated .
14.11.2007 to 20.11.2007 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Kendrapara Book Fair at Kendrapara as a measure of consumers education.
24.11.2007 to 02.12.2007 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Balijatra 2008 at Cuttack as a measure of consumers education. CEO inaugurated the stall
16.11.2007 Golak Sahu , PRO CESU awarded as Best Performances as best PRO for the year by All India Newspapers council at Suchana Bhawan , Bhubaneswar on National Press Day on 16.11.2007. Memento, shawl and certificate was handed over to him by Minister Excise, Minister Education and Minister Animal Husbandry.
27.11.2007 to 07.12.2007 CESU Team participated in 3rd OPTCL power cup Cricket Tournament at kalinga stadium, Bhubaneswar 
05.12.2007 Sri K V Durga Prasad joined as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) in CESU 
15.12.2007 to 07.01.2008 CESU Team participated in IMMT (RRL) Cup at RRL stadium, Bhubaneswar . CESU won continuous four matches 
21.12.2007 to 24.12.2007 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Athagarh Mahostav 2007 at Athagarh as a measure of consumers education. The stall was inaugurated by Minister Raghunath Mohanty and Local MLA R P Swain . SEEC Cuttack Sri B K Swain was also there with PRO CESU.
24.12.2007  CESU participated in National Consumers Festival at Suchana Bhawan by opening one PR Stall displaying consumers related materials . CCO and EEBCDD-1 Bhubaneswar and PRO CESU attended the programme. Stall was opened from 24th to 30th of Dec,2007. 
27.12.2007 Sri Manoj Singh Joined as GM (AT&C) from KIIT
28.12.2007 Sri Hiralal Ray joined as GM (Fin) from CESC
29.12.2007 Engineering association people about 200 gheroed CEO aginst one order to FIR against E E.SDO & field officers for power theft by industries. One press photographer was manhandled.
01.01.2008 Sri Swapan Dasgupta joined as New Chief Executive Officer in CESU . Debaraj Biswal in Advisor CESU . First time Sri Binaya Benera , IPS entered as CESU Board Member .
02.01.2008 Bomb attack to Banki S/D people during carrying salary about 2.91 lakh at 4.pm . Sri Purushottam Behera , Cashier and one ITI personnel Priyaranjan Nada died . One Banamali Dehury Driver fighting for life and at last also he died on 16.01.2008 Kalinga hospital
07.01.2008 to 12.01.2008 CESU Cricket Team participated in AIESCB Cricket Tournament at Vadodara organised by GUVNL Result won MAHAGENCO . Defeated from CESC.
16.01.2008 to 31.01.2008 CESU Cricket Team participated in OMC CUP Cricket Tournament at Kalinga Stadium . Won GRIDCO 
02.02.2008 to 10.02.2008 CESU Opened one PR Stall at Khurda Zilla Loka Utsav - 2008 at Gurujangh organised by ASWASANA at Khurda as a measure of consumers education. The stall was inaugurated by EE, KED , Khurda Sri R K Padhi with PRO CESU.
13.02.2008 to
20.02.2008 
CESU Opened one PR Stall at Kharavela Festival - 2008 at Khandagiri organised by Kalunanda Memorial Foundation with Dept. of Tourism in Orissa as a measure of consumers education. The stall was inaugurated by Sri Swapan Dasgupta , CEO CESU . SEEC-a, Bhubaneswar Sri D K Mohanty , EE BCDD-2 Sri K L Mohanty , SDO Sri S C Panigrahi and B P Paital , JE S P Baliarsingh with PRO CESU. 
16.02.2008 to
18.02.2008
Participation in KRITANS 2008 ( Annual Techno Management Festival of KIIT University ) at KIIT . Displaying power sector reforms , and other information to students and lecturers . 
14.03.2008 On the eve of World Consumers Right Day 2008,CESU CEO Sri S.K.Dasgupta (first programme) , PRO Sri G.B.Sahu and AGM,Khurda Electrical Division Sri R.K.Padhi has been interviewed at DDK Bhubaneswar in the Pallisree Programme telecast on 14.03.2008 at 5.30 pm.
15.03.2008 CESUs Chief Commercial Officer Sri K.V.Durgaprasad alongwith PRO Sri G.B.Sahu and GRF,Manager Sri Niranjan Swain has attended one programme organized by Dept of Food and Civil Supplies Govt. of Orissa at Jayadev Bhawan,Bhubaneswar
15.03.2008 to
17.03.2008
CESU in co-operation with OERC displayed various consumers related information at Swadhinata Sangram Bhawan. Ventilated message through audio visual mode.
18.03.2008 to
19.03.2008
CESU opened a stall at INFRAEX Exhibition 2008 at Swosti Plaza,Bhubaneswar organized by Confederation of Indian Industry.CESU CEO Sri S.Dasgupta participated in the interactive session held there with the different industrialists Priyabrata Patnaik,IAS, Sri Vishal Gagan,IAS of IDCO and Sri A.K.Mohapatra, IAS of Damra Port.
21.03.2008 New tariff order by OERC. No changes in retail tariff. New agro industrial tariff created which rate 110 paise in LT and 100 paise in HT . CESU BST rate reduced 101 paise per unit . Wheeling chasrges 21 paise .
23.03.2008 to
28.03.2008
CESU organized village committee meeting at Salepur(Nischintkoili), Jagatsinghpur (Kalarabanka), Khurda (Nirakarapur),Nimapara on 23rd,24th,26th and 28th.The rural electricity consumers, village representatives, local police and other officers have attended the meeting
   
01.04.2008 All electricity counters were opened for the benefit of consumers
04.04.2008 New Sr. GM(Finance ) Sri B.P.Mohapatra joined as Sri SK Mishra left for UP Vidyut Nigam. 
07.04.2008 CESU organized internal review meeting.All the Division and Circle heads have attended the meeting at Bhubaneswar.During this financial year CESU has collected about 82 crore as revenue.CEO declared incentives of 23 lakh for field workers to mark their achievement.CESU has decided to open one Electricity Call Centre at Bhubaneswar during May,2008.
28.04.2008 CESU ventilated message to consumers using Radio FM 92.7 from 11 am to 2pm . CESU PRO Sri Golak Sahu and Manager Grievances Sri Niranjan Swain attended direct broad caste and interacted with the consumers as well as public. 
03.05.2008 CESU CEO attended seminar and ventilated message about electricity services at IPSAR , Cutack 
05.05.2008 CEO”s interaction with REC people for village electrification .to electrify the rural Orissa in CESU area
08.05.2008 to
14.05.2008
CESU organized Public Awareness stall at Khorda Mahostav, 208 at Khorda . CESU CEO said a few words for importance of mahostav to visitors and public as a Chief Guest on 14th of April, 2008 . There interacted with political , bureaucrats and others 
16.05.2008 Golak Sahu , PRO CESU felicitated with KHORDHA SAMANA by Khordha Mahostavl at Khordha on 16.05 2008. Manapatra was handed over to him by Minister and Energy Secretary for his god deeds to educate consumers as well as to general public. 
21.05.2008 CESU Hosted IMPCC Meeting at Press Information Bureau , Bhubaneswar Mini Media Centre.
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