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Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) was
established in September 1998 under Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act,
1998 of Government of India. The prime objectives of UPERC are:
• To create a regulatory environment that would promote transparency,
efficiency and economy in the operations and management of the power
Utilities; and
• To encourage competition and help the State to attract private investment
for the power sector development while appropriately safeguarding the
interests of the consumers.
In the first phase of restructuring, through the First Transfer Scheme, the
generation, transmission and distribution functions of UPSEB were transferred
to the following three corporate entities (corporations registered under the
Companies Act, 1956) based on functional specialisation, namely:
• Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL), which
owns and operates the existing thermal power stations of UPSEB.
• Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UPJVNL) which in addition to
its own small hydro power houses, owns and operates the existing and
under construction hydro power stations of UPSEB; and
• Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), which is responsible
for transmission and distribution of electricity in Uttar Pradesh.
Another Transfer Scheme for restructuring of distribution undertaking of
Kanpur Electricity Supply Authority (KESA) of UPPCL and transfer of its
assets, liabilities and personnel to Kanpur Electricity Supply Company
(KESCO), a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 was made
effective on 15 January 2000.
The State of Uttaranchal came into existence on 9 November 2000. All assets
pertaining to generation, transmission and distribution located within the State
of Uttaranchal, were transferred to the newly carved out State.
In the second phase of restructuring, UPPCL was further divided into five
successor companies. In pursuance of Government of UP Notification dated 12
August .2003, UPPCL was designated as the transmission company
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