HISTORY :
Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB), was constituted on 1st April 1959. On 14th January, 2000 the Generation, Transmission & Distribution functions of UPSEB have been transferred to the following three legal entities (Corporations registered under Indian Companies Act, 1956) based on functional specialization, namely-

UPCL de-merged from UPPCL (erstwhile as constituent of UPSEB) came into existence on 12th February 2001 with an existing Sub-Transmission & Distribution (ST&D) Infrastructure in the State of Uttaranchal de-merged from Uttar Pradesh comprising of 7 Substations of 66/11 KV 58.5 MVA, 137 Substations of 33/11 KV 776.2 MVA and 20728 Substations of 11/0.4 KV 1220 MVA inter-connected with Lines of length 248.5 Km of 66 KV , 2389.49 Km of 33 KV, 21576 Km of 11 KV and 32617 Km of LT covering the ST&D Network.

The Company also operated & maintained since 2001 the existing Transmission System Infrastructure till the formation of the sole State Transmission Utility- Power Transmission Corporation of Uttaranchal Ltd. (PTCUL) on 1st June 2004.
Uttaranchal was re-named as UTTARAKHAND on 1st January 2007 with UPCL & PTCUL as the functional bi-furcated Utilities responsible for the Electricity Distribution & Power Transmission within the periphery of State.

Today, the Company operates & maintains 5 Sub-Transmission & Distribution Substations of 66/33/11 KV 56 MVA, 260 Substations of 33/11 KV 2170 MVA and 41668 Substations of 11/0.4 KV 2455 MVA (As on june 2010) with a Sub-Transmission & Distribution System Network of 212 Km 66KV, 3894 Km 33KV, 33047 Km 11 KV and 48201 Km LT Lines.

The Company with a 4500 Human Capital Workforce is committed to provide 24X7 High Reliability and Quality Power Supply to 1.44 million electricity consumers spread across the 13 Districts in the State of Uttarakhand viz.Dehradun, Uttarkashi,Pauri, Tehri, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Haridwar, Nainital, U.S.Nagar, Almora, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh & Champawat respectively.

NEW PROJECTS & INITIATIVES -

R-APDRP –

For the reduction of AT & C Losses, there is a requirement of a more reliable electrical Distribution Network with Renovation, Modernization & Upgradation (RMU) of the overloaded existing 33/11 KV Sub-stations and its associated distribution networks & Distribution System Automation under the ambit of on-going R-APDRP                      (Re- structured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme) Project under implementation in the identified 31 Towns of Uttarakhand State.

Systems within the organization for better project formulation, DPR preparation etc.  have been streamlined with the formation of the R-APDRP Cell for the implementation of the Project.

31 Towns with the resident population above 10,000 were identified under the Re-structured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) launched by the Ministry of Power,Government of India aimed at reduction of the State-wide AT&C Losses to below 15% by way of Strengthening of the Electricity Distribution System & System Improvements, New Technology & IT Initiatives and 360 Degree Distribution System Automation etc.

For implementation of Part-A of the R-APDRP Project, the cost of project is 163.42 Crores with a loan amount of Rs 125.82 Crores sanctioned by PFC New Delhi & 37.6 Crores shall be borne by UPCL aimed to reduction of the AT&C Losses in the respective towns of Uttarakhand. Under this scheme data centre & Customer Call Centre are planned to be established at Dehradun.

Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) –
100% completion of the Rural Electrification Works are targeted with the electrification of Villages & Hamlets by December 2010 and release of free-of-cost BPL Connections by June,2005. Under the Rural Electrification Plan, 100% Rural Electrification will be achieved by the end of the XI^th Plan with access to electricity to every rural household by March,2012.