contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message gujarat urja vikas nigam limited guvnl type public limited industry power genre corporate predecessor gujarat electricity board geb founded vadodara india may 1999 may 1999 headquarters vadodara india number of locations corporate office vadodara area served gujarat services power generation transmission and distribution number of employees 100 2008 website www.gseb.com the gujarat urja vikas nigam limited guvnl is an electrical services umbrella company in the state of gujarat india . it was set up in may 1999 and is registered under the companies act 1956 . the company was created by the gujarat electricity board geb as its wholly owned subsidiary in the context of liberalization and as a part of efforts towards restructuring of the power sector with the aim of improving efficiency in management and delivery of services to consumers.as a part of power reform process the electricity act 2003 was passed by the central government and gujarat electricity industry re organization & regulation act 2003 was passed by the government of gujarat to restructure the electricity industry with an aim to improve efficiency in management and delivery of services to consumers . under the provisions of the said acts govt . of gujarat framed the gujarat electricity industry re organization & comprehensive transfer scheme 2003 the transfer scheme vide government notification dated 24 10 2003 for transfer of assets liabilities etc. of erstwhile geb to the successor entities . accordingly erstwhile gujarat electricity board geb was reorganized effective from 1 april 2005 into seven companies with functional responsibilities of trading generation transmission and distribution etc. the companies incorporated are as under gujarat urja vikas nigam ltd. guvnl holding company gujarat state electricity corp. ltd. gsecl generation gujarat energy transmission corp. ltd. getco transmission uttar gujarat vij company ltd. ugvcl distribution dakshin gujarat vij company ltd. dgvcl distribution madhya gujarat vij company ltd. mgvcl distribution paschim gujarat vij company ltd. pgvcl distribution the gujarat urja vikas nigam limited was incorporated as a govt . of gujarat company . since 100 % shares in the other six companies are held by guvnl w.e.f 1 april 2005 they have become subsidiary companies of guvnl as per the provisions of the companies act 1956 . the guvnl is engaged in the business of bulk purchase and sale of electricity supervision co ordination and facilitation of the activities of its six subsidiary companies . the gsecl is engaged in the business of generation of electricity . the getco is engaged in the business of transmission of electricity . the ugvcl dgvcl mgvcl and pgvcl are engaged in the business of distribution of electricity in the northern southern central and western areas of gujarat respectively . functions of guvnl edit the company was incorporated to take over the assets liabilities and personnel of the geb in accordance with schedule g of the main transfer scheme notification dated 24 october 2003 . the company has to carry out the residual functions including power trading of the defunct geb . one of the functions of the company includes coordination of the activities of its subsidiaries business and works to determine their economic and financial objectives and targets and to review control guide and direct their performance with a view to secure optimum utilization of all resources placed at their disposal . subsidiary companies edit gujarat state electricity corporation limited gsec gujarat energy transmission corporation limited getco state load dispatch center sldc dakshin gujarat vij company limited dgvcl madhya gujarat vij company limited mgvcl paschim gujarat vij company limited pgvcl uttar gujarat vij company limited ugvcl gujarat energy training and research institute getri external links edit www.gseb.com www.getcogujarat.com www.mgvl.com www.ugvcl.com v t e gujarat urja vikas nigam limited and subsidiary companies holding company guvnl generation company gsecl transmission company getco distribution companies dgvcl mgvcl pgvcl ugvcl v t e power stations and organizations of gujarat power stations akrimota thermal power station dhuvaran gas based ccpp dhuvaran thermal power station essar bhander power plant essar hazira power plant essar salaya power plant essar vadinar power plant gandhinagar thermal power station kakrapar atomic power station kadana hydro power station kutch thermal power station mundra thermal power station mundra ultra mega power plant paguthan combined cycle power plant sabarmati thermal power station sikka thermal power station surat thermal power station ukai thermal power station ukai hydro power station utran gas based power station wanakbori thermal power station ntpc jhanor ntpc kawas organizations gujarat urja vikas nigam gujarat state electricity corporation limited gujarat energy transmission corporation limited dakshin gujarat vij company ltd. madhya gujarat vij paschim gujarat vij uttar gujarat vij nuclear power corporation of india national thermal power corporation powergrid corporation of india power system operation corporation limited related topics electricity sector in india states of india by installed power capacity indian states ranking by households having electricity retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gujarat urja vikas nigam & oldid 638854818 categories state electricity agencies of gujaratenergy companies established in 19991999 establishments in indiahidden categories use dmy dates from july 2013articles with a promotional tone from september 2010all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported 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