Drishtikon: A Management Journal

Tanushri Banerjee ¹, Rajendrasinh Parmar ²

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
2 Deputy Engineer IT, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), Baroda, Gujarat, IN

Abstract

As mandated by Electricity Act 2003, Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) reorganized in April 2005 into initially six Companies i.e. one Generation Company, one Transmission Company and four Distribution Companies. A new Corporation named Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) was then incorporated to carry out the residual functions of the erstwhile GEB. The power generation activities i.e. the power plants were transferred to GSECL (Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited). In order to meet the complexities in the power sector and meet customer expectations, there was a need for standardization of business processes across the 7 companies. GSECL has extensively used Information Technology to support its business processes amongst which "E-Urja" project, an end to end IT project (ERP- Enterprise Resource Planning) has been implemented across the company i.e. eight power stations&corporate office. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the broad set of activities supported by multiple module application to manage business. ERP applications are a collection of readymade software modules for different business processes that can be customized according to organizational needs. In a nutshell, there must be a value proposition, return on investment and total cost of ownership. It's about aligning people process and technology so that they master the raging waters of the high volume transactional system. At GSECL, the ERP covers operations, maintenance, material management, finance, fuel, Purchase, Scrap and Projects across the company. The entire gamut of the operation revolved around better availability of quality power and efficient management of energy while maintaining the eco-friendliness all along.

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