Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to conduct a third party audit of four electricity distribution companies (discoms) with a view to check the quality of the services provided by them to the consumers.
On many occasions, consumers have alleged that these discoms have been supplying very bad quality of electricity. On the other hand, electricity distribution companies have claimed that they are providing quality power. The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has decided to conduct a third party audit of the standard of performance of discoms to verify this issue, OERC director (regulatory affairs) Priyabrata Patnaik told Orissa POST, Friday.
“We have invited expression of interest to empanel a panel of firms/agencies for conducting audits in the four discoms – CESU, NESCO, WESCO and SOUTHCO. Henceforth, the discoms would be required to engage one firm from the panel for their audit,” Patnaik said.
The auditor will verify the data submitted by the discoms on their standards of performance and estimate deviation from the standards laid down.
The auditors will also visit the various sites, field and corporate offices and interact with the officials of the discoms, consumers and general public to examine the quality of services provided the power utilities.
The auditor may obtain all necessary information from the discoms, analyse the same and comment in the reports as far as reliability and accuracy is concerned. After completion of the audit, they will submit report to the OERC.