HISTORY :
Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB), was constituted
on 1st April 1959. On 14th January, 2000 the Generation, Transmission
& Distribution functions of UPSEB have been transferred
to the following three legal entities (Corporations registered
under Indian Companies Act, 1956) based on functional specialization,
namely-
- Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL)
which owns and operates the existing Thermal Power Stations
of UPSEB.
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Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UPJVNL) which
in addition to their own Small Hydro Power Stations owns
and operates the existing and under construction hydro power
stations of UPSEB; and
- Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited(UPPCL), which
is responsible for Transmission and Distribution of electricity
in Uttar Pradesh.
UPCL de-merged from UPPCL (erstwhile as constituent of UPSEB)
came into existence on 12th February 2001 with an existing
Sub-Transmission & Distribution (ST&D) Infrastructure in the
State of Uttaranchal de-merged from Uttar Pradesh comprising
of 7 Substations of 66/11 KV 58.5 MVA, 137 Substations of
33/11 KV 776.2 MVA and 20728 Substations of 11/0.4 KV 1220
MVA inter-connected with Lines of length 248.5 Km of 66 KV
, 2389.49 Km of 33 KV, 21576 Km of 11 KV and 32617 Km of LT
covering the ST&D Network.
The Company also operated & maintained since 2001 the
existing Transmission System Infrastructure till the formation
of the sole State Transmission Utility- Power Transmission
Corporation of Uttaranchal Ltd. (PTCUL) on 1st June 2004.
Uttaranchal was re-named as UTTARAKHAND on 1st January 2007
with UPCL & PTCUL as the functional bi-furcated Utilities
responsible for the Electricity Distribution & Power Transmission
within the periphery of State.
Today, the Company operates & maintains 5 Sub-Transmission & Distribution Substations
of 66/33/11 KV 56 MVA, 260 Substations of 33/11 KV 2170 MVA
and 41668 Substations of 11/0.4 KV 2455 MVA (As on june 2010) with a Sub-Transmission
& Distribution System Network of 212 Km 66KV, 3894
Km 33KV, 33047 Km 11 KV and 48201 Km LT Lines.
The Company with a 4500 Human Capital Workforce is committed
to provide 24X7 High Reliability and Quality Power Supply
to 1.44 million electricity consumers spread across the 13
Districts in the State of Uttarakhand viz.Dehradun, Uttarkashi,Pauri,
Tehri, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Haridwar, Nainital, U.S.Nagar,
Almora, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh & Champawat respectively.
NEW PROJECTS & INITIATIVES -
R-APDRP –
31 Towns with the resident population above 10,000 were identified
under the Re-structured Accelerated Power Development &
Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) launched by the Ministry of Power,Government
of India aimed at reduction of the State-wide AT&C Losses
to below 15% by way of Strengthening of the Electricity Distribution
System & System Improvements, New Technology & IT
Initiatives and 3600 Distribution System Automation etc.
For implementation of Part-A of the R-APDRP Project, a loan
amount of Rs.125.82 Crores sanctioned for utilization in the
project aimed to reduction of the AT&C Losses in the respective
towns of Uttarakhand. Under this schemd data centre &
Customer Call Centre are planned to be established at Dehradun.
Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) –
100% Rural Electrification (RE) under RGGVY will be completed
by March 2010 with the development of the Village Electrification
Infrastructure (VEI) to provide access to electricity to every
Rural household covering the hinterlands of the State under
the ambit of RE Plan by 2012.
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