Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is the company responsible for electricity transmission and distribution within the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Its chairman is Shri Alok Kumar

The causes of such a poor financial conditions of UPPCL include:

Higher line losses due to aging over stressed infrastructure
Pilferage of power at large scale
Inferior quality of transformers and other equipments
Selling power much below its purchasing cost

Discom wise Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT & C) Loss / Total line losses (in %);

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) - 46.80%
Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) - 31.81%
Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) - 29.59%
Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL)[5] - 38.67%

Restructuring

For efficient operation & management Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is further restructured into;

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) - Agra Zone Discom
Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL)- Lucknow Zone Discom
Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) - Meerut Zone Discom
Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL) - Varanasi Zone Discom
Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO) - Kanpur City Discom
Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) - Lucknow City Discom
Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Limited (UPPTCL) - State Transmission Utility

Contact:

UPPCL
Shakti Bhawan 14 Ashok Marg,
Lucknow

0522 2287525