Mission

1. To incorporate private joint sector participation for the purpose of augmenting power generation capacity of Gujarat.

2. To prepare the Techno-economic feasibility reports of various projects.

3. To obtain all the statutory and administrative approvals required for the projects identified and to acquire the lands required therefore.

4. To prepare master plan for power system of the Gujarat State.

5. To monitor various power schemes undertaken by public enterprise and private enterprise.

          In addition to this, the main objectives includes establishment of Gujarat  Electricity Regulatory Authority and it has been discharged function as convenes secretariat  by GPCL in the study case for the affair of Electricity rates of GUVNL and the licensees.

          For the development of Gujarat Power Sector by the State Government, the Asian Development Bank has granted the sanction for loan and of Rs. 350 million Dollars.

          With a view to provide expertise guidance to the state Govt. in the policy matters and project affairs involved therein, the technical secretariat has been made operational in this corporation. For the expenditure thereof, Rs. 8.58 lac has been sanctioned by December, 2001 from the provision of Rs. 15 lac for the year of 2001-2002. The provision for Rs. 25 Lacs has been proposed for the year of 2002-2003. The corporation has also been assigned the function pertaining to technical assistance for educating awareness among the consumers with the mean of improvement programmes under ADB aid.

          Gujarat Power Corporation has played key-role in the investments being made in the Gujarat State. GPCL has been successful to receive investment of appro. Rs. 243 Crores in the various power stations till today. In which it includes lignite based power stations i.e. Mangrol at Surat District, Akri Mota at Kutch District and Ghogha at Bhavnagar District. It includes the gas based power station at pipavav, gas based power station at Paguthan and Hazira and Mega power station at pipavav in gas/Neptha Residuary based power stations.

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