Patan: In a swift and successful operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Patan on Saturday caught a Junior Engineer of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹50,000. The accused, Chintan Kumar Shaileshbhai Patel, serving as Junior Engineer at UGVCL’s Sami Sub-Division in Gujarat’s Patan district, was trapped following a complaint filed by an alert citizen. Patel, a Class-2 officer residing at Sanidhya Park, Waghodia Road, Vadodara, had alleg...Read More

Ahmedabad: Rajesh Power Services Limited, an EPC contractor in Power Transmission & Distribution, on Thursday announced that the company has secured new orders worth Rs. 921.89 crore (incl. taxes) from Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), a state-run power distribution company in Gujarat. These turnkey projects pertain to the conversion of existing 11kV HT overhead networks into underground cable systems and the installation of 11kV Medium Voltage Covered Conductors (MVCC) across mult...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today nabbed a UGVCL employee ain the Changodar area of Ahmedabad in a bribe case involving a sum of ₹15,000. As per the ACB, the complainant had submitted an online application on the UGVCL website to increase the load on a meter at their pharma company. To expedite the work, the accused, Dhanraj Dipakkumar Patel, 36, posted as Junior Assistant (Class-3) in Changodar Sub-Division, demanded a bribe of ₹15,000 from the complainant. Un...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has announced that online services for its four power distribution companies will be unavailable for four days, starting 6 pm today until 10 am on Monday, June 10. The websites of DGVCL, MGVCL, UGVCL, and PGVCL will not be accessible to the public due to scheduled statewide maintenance aimed at enhancing backend system performance. Officials stated that consumers with overdue bills or those whose due dates fall within this maintenance wi...Read More

Banaskantha: Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) has announced scheduled power outages across several towns and villages in Mehsana and Banaskantha districts throughout this month, i.e., May 2025. The outages are necessary due to maintenance work at multiple 66 kV and 55 kV substations, as per two notices issued by the company's Circle Offices in Mehsana and Palanpur. The power supply will remain disrupted from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM on specific dates at locations including Visnagar, Sami, M...Read More

Himatnagar: In a planned maintenance drive, the electricity supply to over 40 substations across North Gujarat will be disrupted during scheduled hours in May 2025. According to a notice issued by Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited today, maintenance work is being undertaken at various substations. As a result, 11 kV feeders connected to these substations will remain shut from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the respective dates. Here is a table showing the scheduled electricity shutdowns due to maintena...Read More