Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

UJVN Limited (Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited) is a wholly owned corporation of the Government of Uttarakhand, India, dedicated to the development, operation and maintenance of hydropower generation in the Himalayan state. The company traces its origin to 12 February 2001, when it was established as Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, at a time when the newly created state of Uttaranchal was reorganising its power sector. Following the renaming of the state from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand, the company became Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited on 2 July 2007, and on 4 April 2011 it adopted the shorter name UJVN Ltd. as it broadened its mandate beyond conventional hydropower. UJVN operates a portfolio of hydroelectric power stations ranging in capacity from 1.5 MW to 304 MW, with a total installed capacity of 1,440.60 MW. Its assets include well-known Uttarakhand projects such as Chilla Power House, Ichari Dam, Maneri Bhali Phase-II, the Dhalipur Hydro Electric Project, the Vyasi Dam and a solar plant. The company's stated mission is to develop new power stations early and efficiently for the economic well-being and growth of the state and its people. As a state-owned enterprise, UJVN is governed by a board and management appointed under the Government of Uttarakhand, and it publishes corporate governance materials including its Memorandum and Articles of Association, annual returns, CSR policies and committee compositions. It also runs corporate social responsibility programmes approved for each financial year. The company engages contractors and developers through public tenders, including invitations for the development of small hydro projects in Uttarakhand, and it recruits directors for project, operation, human resource and finance functions. UJVN's operations are concentrated in Uttarakhand, a state rich in river networks — including the headwaters of the Ganga and Yamuna — that give it very high, though still partly undeveloped, hydroelectric potential. The company positions itself as a power major for the state, sometimes described in its own materials as contributing to an "Urja Pradesh" (energy state). It remains an active, state-owned hydropower generator and project developer.

UJVN Limited was established on 12 February 2001 as Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, at a time when the newly formed state of Uttaranchal was reorganising its power sector. The company was created with the promise of emerging as a power major and helping the state become an "Urja Pradesh" (energy state). Uttarakhand is renowned for its scenic beauty and rivers, and India's two major rivers, the Ganga and the Yamuna, begin their journeys there. The state's large network of rivers and canals provides immense scope for hydropower energy; one of India's first hydro-power stations was commissioned at Galogi in 1907, and more power stations were developed over time. Uttarakhand has a very high hydroelectric power potential that is yet to be fully developed. Following the change of the state's name from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand, the company was renamed Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited on 2 July 2007. On 4 April 2011, the company was renamed again to UJVN Ltd., reflecting a diversification of its operations. Its expanded mandate was "to establish, takeover, operate and maintain power generating stations harnessing the conventional, non-conventional, nuclear and other sources of energy by whatsoever name called that include sub-stations, transmission lines, other ancillaries and activities that are essential for generation, transmission, distribution and trading of power." UJVN Ltd. is a wholly owned corporation of the Government of Uttarakhand. It operates hydropower plants ranging in capacity from 1.5 MW to 304 MW, totalling 1,440.60 MW. Its portfolio includes projects such as Chilla Power House, Ichari Dam, Maneri Bhali Phase-II, the Dhalipur HEP, the Vyasi Dam and a solar plant. The company states it is committed to developing new power stations in an early and efficient manner for the economic well-being and growth of the state and its people. As a state enterprise, UJVN maintains corporate governance and compliance documentation, including its Memorandum and Articles of Association, annual returns, CSR policies and committee compositions, and it publishes CSR projects approved for each financial year. It also invites bids for the development of small hydro projects in Uttarakhand and recruits for senior director positions in project, operation, human resource and finance functions. The company remains an active hydropower generator and project developer focused on Uttarakhand.

• 2011

  Company renamed UJVN Ltd. as it diversified its operations to cover conventional, non-conventional, nuclear and other energy sources.

• 2007

  Company renamed Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited following the state's name change from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand.

• 2001

  Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited comes into existence as a new power sector entity in Uttarakhand.

State-owned hydropower major for Uttarakhand, committed to developing new power stations for the state's economic growth.

• Hydroelectric power generation

  Operation of hydropower plants ranging from 1.5 MW to 304 MW, totalling 1,440.60 MW.

• Small hydro project development

  Invitation of bids for the development of small hydro projects in Uttarakhand.

• Solar power

  Operation of a solar plant as part of its diversified portfolio.

1. 1Homepage | UJVN Limited | A Government of Uttarakhand Enterprise | Indiaujvnl.uk.gov.in
2. 2Company Secretary | UJVN Limited | Indiaujvnl.uk.gov.in
3. 3Introduction | UJVN Limited | Indiaujvnl.uk.gov.in
4. 4Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigamwikidata.org