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{{Short description|Electricity transmission and distribution company in Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)
| logo = Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited.svg
| logo_size =
| logo_alt = UPPCL Logo
| logo_caption = LOGO Used on the official website
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| image_alt = UPPCL Headquarters located in Hazaratganj, Lucknow
| image_caption = UPPCL Headquarters situated in Hazaratganj, Lucknow.
| native_name = उत्तर प्रदेश पावर कारपोरेशन लिमिटेड
| native_name_lang = hi
| type = Uttar Pradesh State Government Undertaking
| founded = {{start date and age|1999|11|30|df=yes}}
| hq_location = [[Lucknow]], India
| area_served = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| key_people = Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ashish Kumar Goel ([[Chairman]]), Mayur Maheshwari (IAS) (Managing Director)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayur Maheshwari new MD of UP Power Transmission Corp |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/mayur-maheshwari-new-md-of-up-power-transmission-corp/articleshow/124883089.cms |website=The Times of India |date=29 October 2025 |access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IAS Posting Details: Mayur Maheshwari |url=https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?437 |website=niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in |access-date=29 October 2025 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805131138/http://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?437 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| services = Electricity Transmission & Distribution
| revenue =
| revenue_year =
| industry = [[Electric Power]]
| predecessor = UPSEB
| owner = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| num_employees =
| subsid = DVVNL MVVNL PVVNL PuVVNL KESCO
| homepage = {{URL|uppcl.org}}
}}

'''Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)''' is a state government company, responsible for electricity transmission and distribution within the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=E-government for Improving Performance of Power Sector in India |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geetika-Goel-2/publication/221229234_E-government_for_Improving_Performance_of_Power_Sector_in_India/links/5707555f08ae04e9708c1327/E-government-for-Improving-Performance-of-Power-Sector-in-India.pdf}}</ref> The incumbent chairman is Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Headquarters / Welcome to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=https://uppcl.org/uppcl/en/page/headquarter#:~:text=1.,chairmanuppcl%40gmail.com |website=uppcl.org}}</ref>

== History ==
U.P. Power Corporation Limited was incorporated on 30 November 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=U. P. Power Corporation Limited Information - U. P. Power Corporation Limited Company Profile, U. P. Power Corporation Limited News on The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref> and commenced its business w.e.f. 15 January 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=https://uppcl.org/uppcl/en#:~:text=The%20creation%20of%20Uttar%20Pradesh,distribution%20and%20supply%20of%20electricity. |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=uppcl.org}}</ref> It was formed as part of restructuring of then Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB).

== Organization ==
For efficient operation & management, UPPCL is divided six divisions:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organisation Structure / Welcome to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=https://uppcl.org/uppcl/en/article/organisation-structure |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=uppcl.org}}</ref>

* 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

== 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 India 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 and line losses ==
The total loss of the UPPCL for the year ended on 31 March 2017 is estimated to be ₹ 8,825 crores.

The causes of such poor financial conditions include:

* Higher line losses due to ageing over-stressed infrastructure
* Pilferage of power at large scale
* Inferior quality of transformers and other equipment
* Widespread corruption
* Inefficient use of IT-enabled infrastructure for administrative as well as technical purposes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theft and Loss of Electricity in an Indian State1 |url=https://leitner.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/resources/papers/GM_PowerTheft_20120409.pdf}}</ref>

Discom-wise Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) Loss / Total line losses (in %) for the 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 ==

In line of [[Power Finance Corporation]], UPPCL created [[Special-purpose entity|Special Purpose Vehicles]] (SPVs):

* To attract private investment in the implementation of New Power Plant Projects in the state of Uttar Pradesh
* To meet the growing power demand of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state
* To procure power at the 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 a developer private company through bidding for the lowest per unit cast of selling electricity to UPPCL.

UPPCL SPVs:

* [[Bara Thermal Power Station|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)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Electric power distribution network operators in India]]
[[Category:Government-owned energy companies of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Companies based in Lucknow]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1999]]

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited - Revision history

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