Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited

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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 M. Devraj.^[3]

Restructuring[]

For efficient operation & management, UPPCL is further restructured into:

• Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL)[2] - Agra Zone Discom
• Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL)[3] - Lucknow Zone Discom
• Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL)[4] - Meerut Zone Discom
• Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL)[5] - Prayagraj, Varanasi Zone Discom
• Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO)[6] - Kanpur City Discom
• Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) - Lucknow City Discom
• Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL)[7] - 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[]

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The total loss of the UPPCL for the year ended on 31 March 2017 is estimated to be ₹ 8,825 crores.^[4] Thus, UPPCL is finding it hard to make payment to state, central and other private power companies against electricity procurement.^{[citation needed]}

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)[5] - 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, (Tehsil - Bara, Distt. Allahabad) - 3 x 660 MW
• Karchana Thermal Power Station, (Tehsil - Karchana, Distt. Allahabad) - 2 x 660 MW (Under Construction)

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