VOLUME - 6, ISSUE – 2, JULY.TO DEC,2020 ISSN NO. : 2455-4642 (ONLINE)
IDEES –International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
(Peer Reviewed)
A Research Paper
On
Development of Electricity Sector in Gujarat: Trends, Challenges and
Reforms
By
Dr.Yashodhara A Bhatt
Assistant Professor,
Department of Law, VNSGU, Surat
Abstract:
Over the last two decades electricity sectors in both developed and developing countries have
been subject to restructuring to introduce private capital and increase competition. The study
identifies the impact of these reforms on generating capacity, electricity generated, energy
deficit and transmission and distribution losses. The motivation for this paper is to examine
the separate effects of privatisation, competition and regulation as components of electricity
sector reform on performance in Gujarat.
Gujarat is one of the few states of the country which have surplus electricity. This has been
possible due to strong political commitment and long term policy perspective. Total installed
capacity of the state was 19888 MW by the end of the year 2016-17. Against this installed
capacity the state generated more than 1,04,284 MUs electricity during the year 2016-17,
whenever, per capita consumption of electricity in the state was 1916 KWh in the year 2016-
17, which was more than consumption of India. Gujarat government has taken numerous
measures on Power Sector Reforms and has moved towards Corporatization and unbundling
of Generation, Transmission and Distribution activities of the GEB. Accordingly, the Gujarat
Electricity Board (GEB) was reorganised into 7 companies in 2005. Although, T&D Losses
of the Gujarat state was about 18.24% in the year 2016-17, which was higher than many
other states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu. Reform policy in not fully
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