Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. is an electricity company that was incorporated on 15 September 2003 by Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). The Company obtained the Certificate of the Commencement of Business on 15 October 2007. The company was one of several created as a part of efforts towards restructuring of the power sector in the state of
Gujarat
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in India.
Description
DGVCL,
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. The company is involved in electricity sub-transmission distribution and retail supply in the State of Gujarat or outside the State. Their mandate is to establish and use a power system network and to buy and sell electrical energy, and to collect information with an eye towards further system improvements.
The Gujarat Electricity Industry (Re-Organization & Regulation) Act 2003 paved the way for comprehensive reform and restructuring of the State Electricity Board with an aim to restructure the Electricity Industry in a manner that will ensure the long term viability and sustainability of the power sector in the state. As a part of the reform process, the GEB was disaggregated into several autonomous entities.
The Electricity Act 2003 introduced competition by way of open access in the transmission and distribution of electricity. The Act also provided for reorganization of the Electricity Boards through appropriate transfer schemes being formulated by the state governments. The
Government of Gujarat reorganized the GEB functionally into a Generation Company, a Transmission Company and four Distribution Companies. Thereby Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited became functional on 1 April 2005.
See also
* Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited
GUVNL
* Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
GSEC
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* Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation limited
Getco
* State Load Dispatch Center
SLDC
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* Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited
MGVCL
Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. is an electricity company that was incorporated on 15 September 2003 by Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). The Company obtained the Certificate of the Commencement of Business on 15 October 2003. The company was on ...
* Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited
PGVCL
Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. is an electricity company that was incorporated on 15 September 2003 by Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). The Company obtained the Certificate of the Commencement of Business on 15 October 2003. The company was on ...
* Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited
UGVCL
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. is an electricity company that was incorporated on 15 September 2003 by Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). The Company obtained the Certificate of the Commencement of Business on 15 October 2003. The company was one ...
* Gujarat Energy Training and Research Institute
GETRI
External links
www.dgvcl.comwww.gseb.com
{{Power Plants of Gujarat
Electric power distribution network operators in India
State electricity agencies of Gujarat
Energy companies established in 2003
2003 establishments in Gujarat
Indian companies established in 2003