Website hpgcl.gov.in Organization type State-owned enterprise Total capacity 3,480.50 MW | Founded 17 March 1997 | |
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Formed March 17, 1997 (1997-03-17) Public Sector Undertaking executives Sri Madhusudan Prasad IAS, ChairmanSanjeev Kaushal IAS, Managing Director Power stations Panipat Thermal Power Station I | ||
Power finance corporation sanctioned 2800cr to haryana power generation corporation limited
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) (Hindi: हरियाणा विद्युत उत्पादन निगम लिमिटेड) is the electricity generating company of the Government of Haryana in India. It has been entrusted with the responsibility of setting up of new generating stations in state of Haryana. HPGCL is an ISO: 9001, ISO:14001 and OHSAS:18001 Certified company. The certification was awarded by M/s British Standards Institution (BSI). Currently it had six power stations and projects situated at Panipat, Yamuna Nagar, Hissar & Jhajjar districts.
Contents
- Power finance corporation sanctioned 2800cr to haryana power generation corporation limited
- Panipat thermal power plant a joint effort of bhel and haryana power generation corporation
- History
- Generation capacity
- Achievements
- Plans
- References
Panipat thermal power plant a joint effort of bhel and haryana power generation corporation
History
HPGCL was incorporated as company on March 17, 1997 and was given the responsibility of operating and maintenance of State's own generating projects. The business of Generation of power of erstwhile HSEB was transferred to HPGCL on 14.08.98 pursuant to power reforms in Haryana. As a result, HPGCL came in existence on 14.08.98 for bringing in excellence in power generation in the states own Generating stations. In addition, it has been entrusted with the responsibility of setting up of new power plants.
Generation capacity
The installed capacity of HPGCL as on 1 July 2016 is 4850.50 MW from Coal based Thermal and Hydro power plants.
Achievements
Plans
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) is setting up a solar power plant at the site of a defunct thermal power plant in Faridabad. The power generator plans to set up the plant over 151.78 acres near Bata Chowk in the district that generated coal based energy in the past.