Ahmedabad: With the rise in summer heat, the power demand in the state is also increasing, nearing 24,000 MWs. According to the State Load Despatch Centre, Gujarat's peak power demand on April 20, 2024, stood at 23,916MW, coinciding with a summer high of 491 million units in electricity consumption. With the peak months of summer still ahead, experts believe that this year, the power demand will surpass the previous record of 24,540 MW set in September 2023. On the other hand, the state ha...Read More

Ahmedabad: Three complaints were registered by the Dariapur and Kanbha police following attacks on officials from Torrent Power and North Gujarat Vij Company Limited (NGVCL) during inspections for illegal electricity connections. NGVCL officials were assaulted during their check at an industrial unit in Kanbha. Jigar Goswami filed a complaint against Bhavin Sambhani, Abhishek Patel, and Arpit Patel, citing various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for obstructing public servants, intent...Read More

Gandhinagar: The electricity demand has increased to 21 thousand megawatts in the state as the summer heat has gone up in the latter part of April. The power demand may rise further in the month of May and possibly in June till the monsoon season kick-off. The electricity demand in normal circumstances is 16 to 17 thousand megawatts. The Energy Department of the state, on Tuesday, utilized the power generated at government-owned and privately run power stations to meet the increased demand. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has refuted opposition allegations that the state has been imposing load shedding due to a lack of power supply. In a statement released today, a spokesperson for the Gujarat government said, "the state only purchases 14-15% of its power from the private sector and that too on merit order. It's not about who supplies the power but who supplies it at a cheaper rate. We don't impose load shedding in Gujarat like Govts in Punjab, and Rajasthan. The spokespers...Read More

Mahisagar: Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) has cut the connections of streetlights in Balasinor and Dakor municipalities for not paying the electricity bill. MGVCL had issued a notice to Balasinor municipality to pay Rs 2.83 crore as the due amount of the electricity bill. MGVCL cut the 22 connections of streetlights in Balasinor municipality as the amount was not paid. MGCCL had cut the streetlight electricity connections 1.5 months ago in Balasinor for not paying the bill. It was...Read More

ગાંધીનગરઃભારત સરકારના ઊર્જા મંત્રાલય દ્વારા હાથ ધરવામાં આવેલા ૧૦મા એન્યુઅલ ઇન્ટીગ્રેટેડ રેટિંગમાં રાજ્ય સરકાર હસ્તકની વીજ વિતરણ કંપનીઓએ ‘એ’ પ્લસ રેટિંગ પ્રાપ્ત કરવાની સિદ્ધિ મેળવી છે. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: All state-owned utilities and two torrent power utilities of Ahmedabad and Surat received an A+ grade in the “10th Integrated Ratings of DISCOMs” released by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R K Singh in New Delhi on Friday. DGVCL (Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited) and MGVCL (Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited) topped the list, respectively, while two other state-owned DISCOMS and two torrent power utilities of Ahmedabad and Surat rounded out the top...Read More

Rajkot: Gujarat government arm PGVCL (Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Limited) has signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with RECPDCL in Delhi for providing 56 lakh smart prepaid meters to Gujarat. The work of installing smart meters will begin in January 2023 in Saurashtra region by PGVCL. Smart prepaid meters aim to provide many benefits to the power consumers. The customers can regulate their electricity usage by using the meter. The customers can do recharge procedure directly from the m...Read More

Vadodara: Madhya Gujarat Vij Company ltd. (MGVCL) has made online bill payment mandatory for all industries and consumers with high tension and low tension connections. Soon, all other State-run power distribution companies (discoms) will also follow the same pattern. From August 22, all energy bills exceeding Rs 10,000 must be paid online by all categories of consumers, according to the MGVCL notice. DeshGujarat Read More

Jamnagar: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has started operations of both 500-megawatt plants by sourcing foreign coal as fuel, at Sikka in Jamnagar. While power demand is growing unexpectedly amid summer this year this added generation of power is important. GUVNL has ordered 12 lakh metric tons of foreign coal for these plants. The coal will be imported from Indonesia at a price of Rs 14,000 per metric ton. The electricity demand has risen to 21,000 megawatts in summer from 18,000 mega...Read More