Gandhinagar: "Single Online Portal e-CGRF" was launched today by the Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel here to facilitate the process of filing online complaints in the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) of State Government run Power Distribution Companies. Till now, power consumers could complain to CGRF through letter, e-mail id or by visiting in person. But now these services are made available online. he customer / applicant can approach the customer grievance redressal forum in case...Read More

Surendranagar: The issue of smart electricity meters has once again created an uproar in the district, as customers who wish to install solar panels are being required to install a mandatory smart meter. Following numerous complaints and protests against smart meters, the Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) had  temporarily halted the installation of these meters. However, the controversy surrounding smart meters has resurfaced, as residents who install solar panels in their homes are no...Read More

Jamnagar: Three individuals, including two brothers, attacked two staffers of Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) today in the Kalavad area of the city. The accused, identified as Nawaz Babi, Hussain Babi, and Junaid Rao, allegedly struck the PGVCL staffers on their heads with soda bottles, causing injuries. A complaint has been filed with the Kalavad police regarding the assault and obstruction of duty. The incident occurred when Bachubhai Govindbhai Solanki, working as a Vidyut Shayak a...Read More

Junagadh: Girnar mountain shall have an 11 KV new power line upto Ambaji mandir for which ground breaking puja was performed by saints. This new high-capacity line will replace the existing low-tension line. The project, valued at Rs. 7.91 crore and undertaken by the Gujarat government-run power distribution company PGVCL, will involve installing six transformers aligned with the 5,000 steps. The task is expected to be completed by the next Shivratri Mela. Electricity was first supplied to Gi...Read More

From 1st November onwards, electricity bills for above Rs. 10,000 will mandatorily be required to be paid through online mode only. This rule will be effective for all customers of GUVNL, MGVCL, PGVCL and DGVCL. Those customers, even those who are resident customers will need to pay bill above Rs. 10,000 sum only by online mode. Also, all industrial and High Tension (HT) connection customers will need to pay the bills online. Consumers will be able to pay online bill through Google Pay, Pay-...Read More

Rajkot: Paschim Gujarat Vij Company (PGVCL) is seeking proposals for the development of 921 MW of solar projects to convert 11 kV feeders of selected 66/11 kV substations of PGVCL into solar ones, under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. The successful bidder will be responsible for the project's maintenance and operation for 25 years. The deadline for submitting bids online is March 17, 2023, and the earnest money deposit requ...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

Jamnagar: PGVCL has felicitated 32 customers under its Jamnagar circle office, who have for the whole of last year paid their electricity bill within 5 days of the bill being received from the power supply company. PGVCL officials went to the home of such customers with a garland and also handed over a memento to them. Of the 32 customers honored, 25 are from Jamnagar City Zone-1, 6 are from Jamjodhpur division, and 1 is from Devbhumi Dwarka division. The officials of PGVCL had reached the...Read More

Rajkot: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed a deputy engineer of PGVCL in Vinchhiya, Rajkot district along with another person in a bribe case of Rs 60,000. The accused deputy engineer Devendra Khushalsinh Dantla had alleged that the complainant had done electricity theft by direct wiring. He had allegedly said about filing a crime of electricity theft against him and threatened him of Rs 5 lakh penalty and imprisonment. He had demanded a bribe of Rs 2,00,000 for not filing a cri...Read More

Gandhinagar: The four electricity distribution companies under the Gujarat government arm, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) namely Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL), Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited and Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) achieved top four ranks in the country for best performance in electricity services and quality. They also achieved the highest rating of A+ in the ninth annual integrated rating given by th...Read More