Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) is the electricity generating company of the Government of Haryana in India. It has been entrusted with the responsibility of setting up of new generating stations in state of Haryana. HPGCL is an ISO: 9001, ISO:14001 and OHSAS:18001 Certified company. The certification was awarded by M/s British Standards Institution (BSI). Currently it has six power stations and projects situated at Panipat, Yamuna Nagar, Hissar & Jhajjar districts.

History

HPGCL was incorporated as company on 17 March 1997 and was given the responsibility of operating and maintenance of State's own generating projects. The business of Generation of power of erstwhile HSEB was transferred to HPGCL on 14.08.98 pursuant to power reforms in Haryana. As a result, HPGCL came in existence on 14.08.98 for bringing in excellence in power generation in the states own Generating stations. In addition, it has been entrusted with the responsibility of setting up of new power plants.

Generation capacity

The installed capacity of HPGCL as on 1 July 2016 is 4850.50 MW from Coal based Thermal and Hydro power plants.

Achievements

Plans

Faridabad Solar Power Plant is set up by (HPGCL) at the site of defunct Faridabad Thermal Power Station in Faridabad. The power generator plans to set up the plant over 151.78 acres near Bata Chowk in the district that generated coal based energy in the past.