TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited or TPNODL was incorporated as a Public Sector Company of Government of Odisha on 19 November 1997 to carry out the distribution and retail supply business of electricity in the entire North Eastern Odisha, 5 Districts of Odisha; Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, and Bhadrak. TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and started functioning as a subsidiary of Tata Power and Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO), a Government of Odisha Power Utility, from 26 November 1998 under Distribution and Retail Supply License.^[1]