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Paschim Gujarat Vij

Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited

Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) is an electricity distribution company that supplies power to the western region of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a subsidiary of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), the state holding company for the power sector formed after the unbundling of the erstwhile Gujarat Electricity Board.

Type State-owned distribution utility
Industry Electricity distribution
Parent Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL)
Owner Government of Gujarat
Service area Western Gujarat, including Saurashtra and Kachchh
Headquarters Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Background

Until the early 2000s, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Gujarat were handled by the integrated Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). Under the framework of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Government of Gujarat unbundled GEB into separate functional companies. Distribution responsibilities were divided geographically among four subsidiary companies of GUVNL, with PGVCL designated as the licensee for the western part of the state.

Service area

PGVCL serves the Saurashtra and Kachchh regions, which together cover a large portion of western Gujarat. The territory includes a mix of urban centres, industrial clusters and an extensive rural and agricultural consumer base, with significant load arising from agricultural pump-set users along with domestic, commercial and industrial consumers.

Operations

As a distribution licensee, PGVCL is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the distribution network, metering, billing, revenue collection, consumer services, and connection of new consumers in its licensed area. The company purchases bulk power through GUVNL and delivers it to end consumers at regulated tariffs approved by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC).

PGVCL has been associated with the implementation of the Jyotigram Yojana, a Gujarat government initiative to provide separated feeders for rural domestic supply and agricultural supply, enabling continuous three-phase power to villages while regulating supply to agricultural feeders.

Regulation

Tariffs, performance standards and service obligations of PGVCL are determined by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission, established under the regulatory framework of the Electricity Act. The company files annual revenue requirements and tariff petitions before the commission.

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