HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

energy purchased and energy sold at Board’s level, dealing with power availability cases and sanction of load, preparation of data for Board’s financial resources, annual plan and devise ways & means to ensure accurate metering, billing and collection to manage billing for energy sale.

1.5.3                 PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECTS:

This cell is headed by Chief Engineer (PSP) & is functioning in the Board under the overall control of Member (Civill).  One Director (Hydro) is attached to this unit.  The job of preparation of MOUs & power purchase agreements with IPPs/CPUs is undertaken by this unit apart from framing of policies for Private/Central Sector Projects.

1.5.4                 PURCHASE UNIT:

            This unit is headed by Chief Engineer (MM) under the over all control of the Board. This unit is mainly dealing with the bulk procurement of stores like cement, steel, conductor and all kinds of electrical equipments below 33 KV according to the requirement of various field units as well as procurement of stationery and printing works of the Board. The Chief Engineer (MM) is also the Secretary to the Store Purchase Committee of the Board and arranges approvals of all the purchase cases, pertaining to different units of the Board from the Store Purchase Committee. 

                  Besides the Chief Engineer (MM), three P&D (Elect.) Units i.e. Director Design (Transmission), Director Design (Sub‑Stations) and Director Design (Power Houses) have also been entrusted with the procurement/purchase of classified equipments for transmission lines and substations of 33 KV and above and also electro-mechanical equipment for different power houses in addition to other duties of Planning and Designs.  

            In addition to above, field officers of various levels also have powers to purchase miscellaneous items for day to day working requirements as per the HPSEB Delegation of Financial Powers,1992.

1.5.5       LEGAL UNIT:

            This unit renders opinion/advice on legal matters to various units of the Board.  The writ petitions, plaints, complaints etc. are processed/examined and vetted by the Legal Unit including examination, preparation and finalisation of lower court matters and the remotest legal ramification is referred to the Legal Unit for examination/comments including references/issues under the purview/function of Legal Unit.

            In addition, Legal Unit tenders opinion on references emanating from various Units of the Board.  The matters regulating the claims on account of compensation are also examined in this unit.