Energy has been universally recognized as one of the most important inputs for economic growth and human development. It has been recognized as one of the key drivers for rapid growth and poverty alleviation. The Installed power generation capacity of the State has increased from 315 MW in 1960-61 to 28277 MW in 2019-2020 (as on 31.03.20).The install capacity of GSECL is 7038.57 MW (as on 30.06.22) .The per capita energy consumption of power in the State of Gujarat in 2021-22 was at 2283.19 units
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Ukai Thermal Power Station
The Ukai Thermal Power Station is located near Ukai Dam on Tapi River in Tapi District. It is a Coal Based Power Station. The Installed Capacity of Station as on 31.03.2017 is 1350. There are two units of 120 MW each (Unit no. 1 & 2), two units of 200 MW each (Unit no. 3 & 4), one unit of 210 MW (Unit no. 5) and one unit of 500 MW (Unit no 6). All the above units are of BHEL make. Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 5 are 19.03.1976, 23.06.1976, 21.01.1979, 11.09.1979, 30.01.1985 and 08.06.2013 respectively.
The Unit no 1 & 2 each of 120 MW have been retired from service w e f 01.04.2017 & the station capacity has reduced to 1110 MW accordingly w e f 01.04.2017
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station
The Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station is located at Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat near Ahmedabad. It is a Coal Based Power Station. The original installed capacity of the Station is 870 MW, comprising of units of 120 MW each (Unit no.1 & 2), three units of 210 MW each (Unit no. 3, 4 & 5) with a total installed capacity of 870 MW. The Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 5 are 13.03.1977, 10.04.1977, 20.03.1990, 20.07.1991 and 17.03.1998 respectively.
The 2 x 120 MW Unit no 1 & 2 have been retired from service w e f 03.09.2016 & the Station Capacity has reduced to 630 MW w e f 03.09.2016.
Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
The Wanakbori Thermal Power Station is located near Wanakbori Dam located on the Mahi River in Kheda District of Gujarat. It is a Coal Based Power Station. There are seven units of 210 MW each with a total installed capacity of 1470 MW. All the above units are of BHEL make. Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 7 are 23.03.1982, 15.01.1983, 15.03.1984, 09.03.1986, 23.09.1986, 18.11.1987 and 31.12.1998 respectively. The 1 x 800 MW coal based Super critical Unit no 8 has been commissioned on 13.10.2019 & the Station Capacity has increased to 2270 MW.
Sikka Thermal Power Station
The Sikka Thermal Power Station is located near Jamnagar. It is Coal Based Power Station. There are two units of 120 MW each & 2 x 250 MW Units with a total installed capacity of 740 MW (as on 31.03.2017). All the above units are of BHEL make. The commissioning dates of unit no. 1 and 2 are 26.03.1988 and 3 & 4 are 14.09.2015 & 28.12.2015.
The 2 x 120 MW Unit no 1 & 2 have been retired from service w e f 01.04.2017& the Station Capacity has reduced to 500 MW w e f 01.04.2017.
Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station
The Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station is located near Panandhro village in Kutch District. It is a Lignite Based Power Station. There are two units of 70 MW each (Unit no. 1 & 2) and two units of 75 MW (Unit no. 3 & 4) with a total installed capacity of 290 MW. 70 MW units are of BHEL make and 75 MW unit no. 3 is of Elecktrim Poland make & unit no. 4 is of BHEL make. The commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 4 are 29.03.1990, 25.03.1991, 31.03.1997 & 20.12.2009 respectively. The unit no. 4 is having CFBC boiler and unit is taken under commercial operation from 20.12.2009.
The 2 x 70 MW Unit no 1 & 2 have been retired from service w e f 01.01.2020 & the Station Capacity has reduced to 150 MW accordingly w e f 01.01.2020.
Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Station
In Pursuant To The Approval Of Govt Of Gujarat Dated 27.09.2018, The 2 X 250 Mw Lignite Based Power Station Of Bhavnagar Energy Compnay Limited (BECL) Units Has Been Merged With Gujarat State Electricty Corporation Limited (GSECL) W E F 01.04.2018. The Power Station Is Titled As Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Station (BLTPS)
Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station
The Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station is the first Power Station of erstwhile GEB. It is located near Khambhat in Anand District. It is Oil and Gas Based Power Station. Initially in the oil based category, there were four units of 63.5 MW each (Unit no. 1 to 4) & two units of 140 MW each. (Unit no. 5 & 6) with a total installed capacity of 534 MW. All the above units were of General Electric, USA make. The commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 6 were 12.07.1965, 29.04.1965, 17.02.1965, 17.12.1964, 27.05.1972 and 10.09.1972 respectively. The Unit no. 1 to 4 had been retired from service and unit no. 5 & 6 were derated to 110 MW w. e. f. 20.04.2007 and subsequently retired from service w.e.f. 01.12.2010.
In the gas based category, there are three units of Combined Cycle Power Project using NG/RLNG as fuel for power generation.
Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP I & II
There is one Gas Turbine of 67.850 MW of GE make supplied by BHEL and one unit of 38.767 MW STG with total installed capacity of 106.617 MW. All the above units are of GE-BHEL make. The commissioning date of CCPP I is 28.01.2004.
There is one Gas Turbine of 72.51 MW of GE make supplied by BHEL and one unit of 39.94 MW STG with total installed capacity of 112.45 MW. All the above units are of GE-BHEL make. Gas Turbine (GT) was synchronised on 17.03.06 for first time in open cycle and STG was commissioned on 13.08.07. The unit is taken under commercial operation from 01.11.2007
Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP - III
The third gas based combined cycle power project unit having installed capacity of 376 MW has been commissioned during May 2014 and taken under commercial operation from 01.04.2017. The unit is of Siemens make.
Utran Gas Based Power Station
The Utran Gas Based Power Station is located on the bank of Tapi River near Surat. It is a Gas Based Power Station. There are two Projects – CCPP – 1 & CCPP – 2. In CCPP – 1 there are three gas turbine units of 30 MW each and one unit of 45 MW STG with a total installed capacity of 135 MW. In CCPP – 2 , there is one GT of 228 MW & one STG of 147 MW with a total installed capacity of 375 MW. The units of CCPP-1 are of BHEL make & the units of CCPP – 2 are of ALSTOM make. Commissioning dates of units of CCPP – 1 : GT#1, GT#2, GT#3 and STG are 17.12.1992, 28.12.1992, 07.05.1993 and 17.07.1993 respectively & CCPP – 2 : GT – 10.07.2009 & STG – 10.10.2009. The CCPP – 2 is taken under commercial operation since 08.11.2009.
The unit no 1 (135 MW) has been retired from service w.e.f. 22.01.2017
Ukai Hydro Power Station
The Ukai Hydro Power Station is located at Ukai Dam on Tapi River in Tapi District. There are four units using hydel turbine each of having installed capacity of 75 MW with a total installed capacity of station as 300 MW. All the above units are of BHEL make. The commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 4 are 08.07.1974, 13.12.1974, 22.04.1975 and 04.03.1976 respectively.
The Ukai Left Bank Canal (LBC)Hydro Power Station is located at Left Bank Cannel of Ukai Dam on Tapi River in Tapi District. There are two units using hydel turbine each of having installed capacity of 2.5 MW with a total installed capacity of 5 MW. All the above units are of BHEL make. Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 and 2 are 08.12.1987 and 19.02.1988 respectively.
Kadana Hydro Power Station
This Power Station is located at Kadana Dam on Mahi River in Panchmahal District. There are four units of hydro turbine each of 60 MW with a total installed capacity of 240 MW. All the above units are of BHEL make. Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 to 4 are 31.03.1990, 02.09.1990, 03.01.1998 and 27.05.1998 respectively.
Panam Canal Mini Hydro Power Station
This Power Station is located at Panam Dam in Panchmahal District. There are two units of hydro turbine each of 1 MW with a total installed capacity of 2 MW. All above units are of UDNAS, West Germany make. Commissioning dates of unit no. 1 and 2 are 24.03.1994 and 31.03.1994 respectively.
Kutch Wind Power Project
The wind farm is located in the Bayath village of Kutch district. The wind farm has total installed capacity of 10 MW comprising of 8 wind mills each of 1.25 MW. The project was commissioned during May 2008.
1 MW Canal Top Solar PV Project
The most innovative Canal Top Solar PV Power Project of 1 MW was implemented by the Company on Narmada branch canal near village Chandrasan in Mehsana District. The project was commissioned during March 2012. The project uses innovative idea of merging Jal Shakti with Urja Shakti by Installation of Solar PV panels on Canal. This project is very first of its kind in the world.
1 MW GandhiNagar ASH DYKE Solar PV Project
Another 1 MW Solar PV Project is implemented by the Company on abandoned as dyke of Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station. At this project, Solar PV panels with different cell technology are integrated to generate 1 MW Power. The project was commissioned during March 2012.
10 MW Charanaka Solar PV Project
At Gujarat Solar Park, Charanaka 10 MW Solar PV Project is implemented by the Company. The project is commissioned on 31.01.2015
Solar – AGRI PV Project
At Sikka & KLTPS of GSECL, the Company has installed 2 x 1 MW Pilot Solar – Agri Solar PV Power Projects. The Projects are Innovative R & D Solar Projects to have agricultural crop combined with Power Generation. The Projects are commissioned on 02.05.2015.
75 MW Dhuvaran SOLAR PV PROJECT Phase-I
At Dhuvaran 75 MW Solar PV Project is implemented by the Company. The project is commissioned on 05.02.2019
75 MW Dhuvaran SOLAR PV PROJECT Phase-II
At Dhuvaran 75 MW Solar PV Project Phase-II is implemented by the Company. The project is commissioned on 21.03.2021
30MW Chandarva SOLAR PV PROJECT
At Chandarva 30 MW Solar PV Project is implemented by the Company. The project is commissioned on 07.06.2021
The Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) came into existence on 1st May, 1960 at the time of separation of erstwhile Bombay State into two separate states – Gujarat and Maharashtra. The GEB until 2005 was responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy in the state of Gujarat.
In support of Governments endeavour for bringing sense of responsibility and responsiveness to the public, the GEB was unbundled, wherein power generation responsibility was entrusted to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL).
With the modest capacity of 315 MW in 1960, GSECL now has 7106 MW power capacity comprising coal, gas, oil, lignite, hydro, Solar and wind power.
Per capita consumption of electrical energy in the state in 2021-22 was at 2283.19 units which is almost double of All India average.
In its endeavour for supporting Clean Climatic Initiatives, GSECL has always remained on fore-front. For sustainable ecology, gas is the most viable solution in the available scenario. GSECL has almost 970 MW of Gas Based Power generation capacity. In addition to Gas Based Power Plants, GSECL has installed wind farm and commissioned solar based Power Plant. GSECL has received approval for development of 2500 MW grid connected solar PV Project around existing substation of GETCO by acquiring Government Waste Land. Also GSECL is going to develop 3325 MW RE Park at Khavda (Dist. Kutch) Ultra Mega RE Park.
Enhancing existing available capacity for meeting with ever-growing need, the power stations are regularly maintained and up kept. Renovation and modernization of the old Power Stations, thereby ensuring their sustained operation at efficient levels is always on the agenda.
In order to ensure compliance with the environmental issues, follow-up actions for energy conservation through energy audit is done.
Enhancing existing available capacity for meeting with ever-growing need, the power stations are regularly maintained and up kept. Renovation and modernization of the old Power Stations, thereby ensuring their sustained operation at efficient levels is always on the agenda.
With its core strength and business acumen, GEB hitherto being a loss making company is now a profit making organization. The profit earned by the GSECL is continually being ploughed back for generation of additional capacity, thereby making Gujarat as the power surplus State. Though GSECL is making profit, the tariff of GSECL is much lower as compared to comparable Power Projects.
Capacity addition is a continuous process. Keeping this in view, GSECL has implemented / is implementing following projects:
As part of Clean-Green Energy program, GSECL has also initiated process- for installing solar panels on roof-top & on ground at identified locations within premises of TPS for squaring Auxiliary Consumption of particular TPS as Small Scale RE Projects. Details of Small Scale RE projects are as following:
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