Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is the company responsible for electricity transmission and distribution within the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] The incumbent chairman is Shri Arvind Kumar.[3]
Type | Uttar Pradesh State Government Undertaking |
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Industry | Electric Power |
Predecessor | UPSEB |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Lucknow |
Area served | UTTAR PRADESH |
Key people | Shrikant Sharma |
Revenue | INR 434811387285 (2017) |
Number of employees | 34738 |
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Restructuring
For efficient operation & management Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is further restructured into;
- Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) - Agra Zone Discom
- Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) - Lucknow Zone Discom
- Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) - Meerut Zone Discom
- Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL) - Prayagraj, Varanasi Zone Discom
- Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO) - Kanpur City Discom
- Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) - Lucknow City Discom
- Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) - State Transmission Utility
Power Procurement
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) procures power from state government owned power generators (Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam & Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited), central government owned power generators (NTPC Limited & THDC Ltd) and Independent Power Producers - IPP (mostly private power companies) through power purchase agreement for lowest per unit cost of electricity.
Financial Condition & Line losses
The total loss of the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for the year ended on 31.03.2017 is estimated to be 8825 crores.[4] Thus UPPCL is finding it hard to make payment to state, central and other private power companies against electricity procurement.
The causes of such a poor financial conditions of UPPCL include:
- Higher line losses due to aging over stressed infrastructure.
- Pilferage of power at large scale.
- Inferior quality of transformers and other equipments.
- Widespread corruption.
- Inefficient use of IT enabled infrastructure for administrative as well as technical purposes.
Discom wise Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT & C) Loss / Total line losses (in %) for a period of 2010-11;
- Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) - 46.80%
- Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) - 39.10%
- Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) - 31.60%
- Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL)[5] - 29.72%
Power Plants SPVs
In line of Power Finance Corporation, UPPCL created SPVs (Shell Companies);
- To attract private investment in implementation of New Power Plant Projects in state of Uttar Pradesh,
- To meet the growing power demand of Uttar Pradesh state,
- To procure power at lowest possible feasible rates.
The Role of SPVs (Shell Companies) are preparing feasibility report (including Technology, Size, Coal linkages, Land & Water issues), all clearances (including environment clearances) & Land Acquisition etc. These SPVs (Shell Companies) are transferred to developer private company through bidding for lowest per unit cast of selling electricity to UPPCL.
UPPCL SPVs;
- Bara Thermal Power Project, Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited (Tehsil - Bara, Distt. Allahabad) - 3 x 660 MW
- Karchana Thermal Power Station, Sangam Power Generation Company Limited (Tehsil - Karchana, Distt. Allahabad) - 2 x 660 MW (Under Construction)