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Electricity in Surat

With a population over 4.5 million, Surat is India’s eighth most populated cities and Gujarat’s second largest city. Surat has consistently registered 11.5 percent GDP growth since last seven years. 

Electricity in Surat

Torrent Power in Surat

Torrent Power generates 1647.5 MW out of which 500 MW is generated from Ahmedabad and 1147.5 near Surat. Torrent Power uses gas as fuel to generate 1247.5 MW. 

Torrent Power with Rs 64 billion investments, is one of the pioneers in Power generation sectors in India. Torrent group is committed to transforming life in two grave sectors – Power and health care.

The company’s distribution line length is over 3000 Km with a transformer capacity of 2135 MVA and 1875 substations. Torrent power has very efficient metering arrangements.Torrent Power is considered the largest Power sector player in Gujarat.

Companies in Electricity Production and Distribution in Surat

Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). GSECL is engaged in power generation and distribution in Gujarat. It delivers electricity through four distribution companies DGVCL, UGVCL, PGVCL, MGVCL.

These distribution companies are engaged in electricity distribution in south, north, west and central Gujarat respectively. Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSCL) is engaged in power generation and private companies work under GSCL’s flagship and guidelines. Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd (GETCO) is involved in power transmission in Gujarat.

All the above said companies work under the holding company Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) which is primarily engaged in bulk purchase and sale of Power. It also works in facilitation, co-ordination and supervision of its six subsidiary companies. 

Gujarat has become only power surplus state by connecting all the rural and urban areas to the electricity grid.GUVNL has touched the electricity generation of 11,500 against  the peak demand of 10,000 MW.

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has been instrumental in surplus power generation as it declares attractive tariff for power projects in Gujarat.

Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) that operates a big 500MW lignite based power-plant at Mangrol near Surat have awarded EPC(engineering, procurement and construction) project to Lanco Infratech for 600 MW lignite based power project which is expected to reach the milestone of total generation capacity of 1100 MW in  2016-2017.

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