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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{update|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = GSECL
| logo = Logo gsecl.jpg
| logo_size = 160px
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam]]
| predecessor = Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB)
| foundation = [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ({{Start date|May 1960}})
| location_city = [[Vadodara]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| locations = 10 Power stations (2014) as of 2014-10-14
| area_served = [[Gujarat]] [[India]]
| industry = [[Electric power|Power]]
| services = Power generation
| owner = [[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam|GUVNL]] (100%)
| parent = [[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam]]
| homepage = [http://www.gsecl.in/ www.gsecl.in]
}}

'''Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited''' (GSECL) is a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of the [[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam]] (GUVN), which came into existence in August 1993 after the unbundling of the GEB. It is a power generation company working in the territory of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It delivers electricity through four distribution companies – [[Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.|DGVCL]], [[Madhya Gujarat Vij|MGVCL]], [[Paschim Gujarat Vij|PGVCL]] and [[Uttar Gujarat Vij|UGVCL]].

==Profile==
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited was incorporated in August 1993 with the objectives to mobilize resources from the market for adding to the generating capacity of Gujarat and improving the quality and cost of existing generation.<ref name="guj">{{cite web|title=Company Profile|url=http://www.gsecl.in/profile.php|accessdate=15 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719101717/http://www.gsecl.in/profile.php|archive-date=19 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

GSECL is involved in a wide spectrum of activities to improve the electricity infrastructure and generation of power in Gujarat and has the status of Independent Power Producer (IPP) with approval to undertake new power projects. The Company commenced its commercial operation in the year 1998.<ref name="guj" />

As a part of the reform process, the Government of Gujarat has unbundled the various functions of [[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited|GEB]] and GSECL was given responsibility of electricity generation.<ref name="guj" />

GSECL was notified as State Generating Power Plant by Government of Gujarat on 29 May 2004 with the purpose of improving efficiency in the state’s electricity generation activities.<ref name="guj" />

==Operational Power Stations==
{| class="sortable wikitable" border="1" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Name !! Type of Fuel !! Capacity (MW)
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Ukai Thermal Power Station]]
| Coal
| 1350<ref>{{cite web|title=UKAI Thermal & HYDRO Power Station|url=http://www.gsecl.in/ukai.html|accessdate=15 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421114505/http://www.gsecl.in/ukai.html|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station]]
| Coal
| 630
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Station]]
| Coal
| 500
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Wanakbori Thermal Power Station]]
| Coal
| 2270
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Sikka Thermal Power Station]]
| Coal
| 540
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Kutch Thermal Power Station|Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station]]
| Lignite
| 290
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP]]
| Gas
| 219<ref>{{cite web|title=Gas based power generation in India|url=http://greencleanguide.com/2011/11/20/gas-based-power-generation-in-india/|accessdate=15 Aug 2012}}</ref>
|-style="background:#efefef;"
| [[Utran Gas Based Power Station]]
| Gas
| 510
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Ukai Dam|Ukai Hydro Power Station]]
| Hydro
| 300
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| [[Kadana Dam|Kadana Hydro Power Station]]
| Hydro
| 242
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|-
| Panam Canal Mini Hydro Power Station
| Hydro
| 2<ref>{{cite web|title=Panam Canal Mini Hydro Power Station|url=http://www.gsecl.in/panam.html|accessdate=15 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011254/http://www.gsecl.in/panam.html|archive-date=5 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-style="background:#efefef;"
|}

GSECL is also serving Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited Hydro-electric project by O&M contract.

==See also==
*[[Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam]]
*[[Canal Solar Power Project]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.gsecl.in GSECL Official Website]
* [http://www.gseb.com Holding Company]
*[http://www.dgvcl.com/ Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited]
*[http://www.mgvcl.com/ Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited]
*[http://www.pgvcl.com/ Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited]
*[http://www.ugvcl.com/ Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited]

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{{Power Plants of Gujarat}}

[[Category:Electric-generation companies of India]]
[[Category:State electricity agencies of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Gujarat]]

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>Jonesey95 at 04:59, 6 May 2021