Gandhinagar: In a move aimed at ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the public, the Government of Gujarat has declared all employment in industries related to the generation, transmission, distribution, and trading of electricity as an essential service. This decision comes in light of concerns that any strike in these sectors could severely disrupt public utility services and inflict considerable hardship on the community. The declaration was made through the Gujarat Essential Services Ma...Read More

Surat: The Bardoli and Chalthan-based sugar factories in Surat district will not only sell sugar, bagasse, and molasses but also sell power now. Bardoli Sugar has installed a 21 MW power generation plant, while Chalthan Sugar has installed 10 MW and 3 MW plants. Bardoli Sugar is expected to generate power worth Rs. 20 crore, while Chalthan Sugar may generate power worth Rs. 8 crore through these facilities yearly. Bardoli, Chalthan, and Narmada sugar mills will utilize self-generated power...Read More

Vadodara: Gujarat government arm Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (MGVCL) which is responsible for distribution of electricity in the Central Gujarat today declared it has shut off 47 feeders in the city of Vadodara due to water logging and flood of Vishwamitri river. The list of feeders declared by MGVCL and published here in this article is as of 8 pm on 28 August (Wednesday). The feeders are shut off for safety reasons keeping public good in mind. The feeders are mainly in Akota, Alkapuri, Atla...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat ranks 3rd in terms of power supplied for the year 2023-24, as well as from April to June of this year, just behind Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, which ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are much larger and more populated States. Power supply to Gujarat was 1,45,740 million units  during the financial year 2023-24, against a requirement of 1,45,768 million units. From April to June this year, Gujarat was supplied 41,942 million units of power,...Read More

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