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] The incumbent chairman is Shri M. Devraj.[2]
| Type | Uttar Pradesh State Government Undertaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric Power |
| Predecessor | UPSEB |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Lucknow, India |
Area served | Uttar Pradesh |
Key people | Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma |
| Website | upenergy |
Restructuring
For efficient operation & management, UPPCL is further restructured into:
- Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) - Agra Zone Discom
- Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) - Lucknow,Ayodhya 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
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 UPPCL for the year ended on 31 March 2017 is estimated to be ₹ 8,825 crores. 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 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 period 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) - 29.72%
Power Plants SPVs
In line of Power Finance Corporation, UPPCL created Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs):
- 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 are -
- Preparing feasibility report (including Technology, Size, Coal linkages, Land & Water issues),
- Clearances (including environment clearances) & land acquisition, etc.
These SPVs 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
- Tanda thermal power plant (Ambedkar Nagar district)
- 4× 1680 MW - 4× 660 MW
- Karchana Thermal Power Station, Sangam Power Generation Company Limited (Tehsil - Karchana, Distt. Allahabad) - 2 x 660 MW (Under Construction)