Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is the company responsible for electricity transmission and distribution within the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. The incumbent chairman is Shri M. Devraj.

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 Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

City Discom * Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) -

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

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 Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) was constituted on dated 25.08.1980 under the Companies' Act 1956 for construction of new thermal power projects in the state sector. On 14 January 2000, in accordance to U.P. State Elect ...

& Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited), central government owned power generators (

NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity an ...

THDC Ltd THDC India Limited (formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited), is under the ownership of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, Ministry of Power, Government of India. It was incorporated in July’88 to develop, operate and m ...

) and independent power producers - IPP (mostly private power companies) through

power purchase agreement A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...

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

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, 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

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 Tanda Thermal Power Station is located in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from North Karnpura Coal Fields. Sourc ...

(

Ambedkar Nagar district Ambedkar Nagar is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Faizabad division (officially ''Ayodhya division'') in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carvi ...

) - 4× 1680 MW - 4× 660 MW *

Karchana Thermal Power Station Karchana Thermal Power Station is a proposed coal-based thermal power plant located in Bara Tehsil in Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The power plant will be owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. Earlier the plant was ...

, Sangam Power Generation Company Limited (Tehsil - Karchana, Distt. Allahabad) - 2 x 660 MW (Under Construction)

References

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