Cyber Security Awareness Workshop for Eastern & North-Eastern Region Power Utilities organized by CSIRT-Power, Ministry of Power, in association with OPTCL on 17th July, 2025 at OPTCL Power Training Centre, Bhubaneswar.
Sri Ranendra Pratap Swain, Hon’ble Chairman of Standing Committee-X (2025–26), chaired the 3rd meeting with officials of OPTCL, GRIDCO & SLDC, followed by a visit to SLDC to review real-time grid operations.
His excellency Hon’ble Governor of Odisha Dr. Haribabu Kambhampati had maiden interaction with Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, IAS, CMD, OPTCL & SLDC officials on 6th May, 2025 at Mancheswar campus.
A matter of proud moment:
Fortunate to have a meeting with Shri R. K. Singh, Hon. Minister of Power, GOI on Dt.15.02.2024 at New Delhi by the Team comprising of 7 nos Women Electrical Engineers from Odisha Power Sector participating in “ WePOWER SAR 100”.
IPPAI POWER AWARDS 2024-Best State Load Despatch Centre(Runners Up) to Odisha SLDC. Received on Dt.10.02.2024 at the 24th Regulators & Policy Makers Retreat, Belgaum, Karnataka
Only female executives managed the grid operation, SCADA/IT support, Gridco RTM Trading desk on 19 Jan 'A' shift at SLDC Odisha. All necessary coordination with ERLDC, Power Grid, real time & day ahead scheduling is carried out by this team.
SLDC team was delighted to welcome Sri Vishal Kumar Dev, IAS, Principal Secretary, Energy on his maiden visit on 30 Nov 23. He interacted in details about the functions of SLDC and took keen interest to understand intricacies of power system operation including commercial matter.
Hon'ble Member of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Sri Indu Shekhar Jha visited the State Load Despatch Centre on 1st June. He was very much impressed by some of the technological initiatives taken up by SLDC for the management of Power Demand in the state.
SLDC ODISHA has been awarded for Best SLDC (Runner Up) by IPPAI for Year-2023 at 23rd Regulator and Policy Makers Retreat held at Belgaum, Karnataka on 8th April 2023.
Sri Sanjay Kumar Mishra,IRTS,CMD OPTCL laid the foundation stone for new SLDC Complex today. This Rs.25Cr. worth G+7 multi-storeyed building will be utilized for the functioning of State Load Despatch activities.
SLDC Odisha has been awarded as the Platinum winner of the prestigious India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) Innovation awards-2023 under the category “Smart Technology-Electricity Transmission” for the project “Automatic Demand Management Scheme (ADMS) in Odisha Power System”.
Sri Sanjay Kumar Mishra, IRTS, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, (OPTCL) has been conferred with the Prestigious “CMD Leadership Award” under State PSE Category on 16th Feb,2023 at 9th PSU Awards Ceremony held at New Delhi .
SLDC Odisha has been adjudged as the Best SLDC in the country under Medium Size Category for LDC Excellence Award. SLDC, Odisha shall be felicitated by the Forum of Load Despatchers (FOLD) in the award ceremony to be held at IIT Delhi on 17th December 2022.