Haryana
Power sector comprises four wholly State-owned Corporations viz. HPGCL,
HVPNL, UHBVNL and DHBVNL which after unbundling of the HSEB in 1998 are responsible
for power generation, transmission, distribution and trading in the State. These
utilities and the HERC work under the administrative control of the Deptt. of
Power which is headed by Principal Secretary, Power.
The State power sector was restructured on August 14, 1998. The Haryana State
Electricity Board (HSEB) was recognized initially into two State-owned Corporations
namely Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. (HVPN) and Haryana Power Generation
Corporation Ltd. (HPGCL). HPGCL was made responsible for operation and maintenance
of State’s own power generating stations. HVPNL was entrusted the power
transmission and distribution functions. Simultaneously, an independent regulatory
body i.e Haryana Electricity regulatory Commission (HERC), was constituted to
aid and advise the State Govt. on the development of the power sector, to regulate
the power utilities and take appropriate measures to balance the interest of various
stake-holders in the power sector, namely electricity consumers, power entities
and generation companies etc.
HVPNL was further reorganized on July 1, 1999 by carving out two more Corporations,
namely Utter Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (UHBVNL) and Dakshin Haryana Vitran
Nigam Ltd. (DHBVNL) with the responsibility of distribution and retail supply
of power within their jurisdiction. While UHBVNL is responsible for Panchkula,
Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar
and Jind districts, DHBVN caters to Hisar, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Faridabad,
Gurgaon, Mewat, Rewari and Narnaul districts.
HVPN holds Business License issued by HERC for Transmission & Bulk supply
of Power in Haryana. The company has ownership interest in two projects: BBMB
and Indraprasth Power Station (Delhi Vidyut Board). The total installed &
contracted generation capacity available to the State is 4368.01 MW. The distribution
companies are at the moment serving about 41 lac consumers of different categories.
The Haryana Power Utilities (HPUs) are making a befitting categories. The Haryana
Power Utilities (HPUs) are making a befitting contribution to the overall development
of the State. The grain yield has greatly enhanced and the overall production
has gone up. The modern, sophisticated and state of art industrial centres of
Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panipat tell the same story.
We at HPU follow the P2P theory of doing business. That is "Power
To People"
