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1RN21BA Gagan GG
1RN21BA Gagan GG
Introduction To Industry :
• Electricity is one of the most important gifts of science to man. It is also integrated into contemporary life and
it is impossible to imagine existence without it. Electricity has many uses in everyday life. It is used for
residential purposes like powering fans, electric stoves, air conditioning, and lighting rooms. People can take
solace in all of this. Electricity is used to power great machines in industries. Electricity produces a wide
variety of goods, including food, clothing, paper, and other necessities.
• Electricity has many benefits for humans. Volta developed electricity, but it was already used by many
scientists. Today, Thomas Alva Edison is credited with lighting up the world.
Nature of Business:
• Building electrical power plants in Karnataka Karnataka Power Corporation Limited is a Government of
Karnataka corporation that generates and manages and operates power plants, and it was established under
the Companies Act, 1956.
• The Government of Karnataka State The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (or KPCL) is an electric
utility serving the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Power may be generated by diesel, thermal, or
hydroelectric means .
• Karnataka Power Corporation Limited began on its current course in 1970. Its power output has grown from
746 MW in 1970 to 9108.3 MW now (2021). The comparison of KPCL's income of Rs. 1.30 million in 1971
to its projected revenue of Rs. 77,442 million in 2022 is instructive.
MISSION
KPCL seeks to touch higher vantage points in the world of Power Engineering. Our formula for achieving this –
start with a world-class organization, build-in efficiency, and cost control, and ensure that progress is in harmony
with the environment.
• Exploring, identifying, and developing opportunities in power generation.
• Devising innovative ways of setting up and operating power plants.
• Investing in a resource base of technical competence, systems, processes, and capability.
• Empowering people, work teams, and the support network to achieve this objective
Quality Policy:
All KPCL projects have the assurance of a comprehensive environmental impact study to evaluate the impact of the
project on the environment. It also prepares the environment management plan complying with all the conditions
stipulated by KSCB/MOEF.
KPCL Raichur thermal power station has been accredited with ISO 14001-2004 for its efforts towards environment
protection management.
STRATEGY: STRUCTURE :
KPCL’s Strategy is to remain monopolized in the field Organizational Structures describe the hierarchy of authority and
of the power industry all throughout the existence of accountability in an organization. These relationships are frequently
diagrammed in organizational charts. Most organizations use some
HARD the company. mix of structures – pyramidal, matrix, or networked ones- to
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SYSTEM:
System is the formal and informal procedures, and including the
innovation systems, compensation systems, management
information systems and capital allocation system, that govern
everyday activity.
SKILLS: STYLE:
There is a mixture of skilled and an unskilled labour present in KPCL. The management style of KPCL is top-to-down as per the
KPCL seeks to be a world- class organization emphasizing efficiency, organizational structure. A participative style of management has
SOFT cost effectiveness and harmony with environment resulted in the development of a committed and motivated
workforce, which is ready to meet the challenges of the future
ELEMENTS
STAFF: SHARED VALUES :
Cultural style of the organization and how key managers behave in KPCL seeks to touch a higher vantage point in world of powers
achieving the organization's goal. How management acts in more engineering. Its formula for achieving this-starts with a world-class
important than management style. KPCL is following zero waste organization, build-in efficiency and cost control and progress is in
Management and Autocratic leadership is adopted in KPCL harmony with the environment.
STRENTH WEAKNESS
1. KPCL is a government company
2. It generates energy through natural resources 1. The resource are not utilized to the maximum benefit
3. It is first company to set up Power Station in Karnataka 2. Ownership pattern changes so decisions are not taken
4. Highly qualitied and experienced employees appropriately
5. KPCL has a monopoly in the power transmission business in
Karnataka
3. No proper way of disposal of ash
6. Sharavathy hydro electric project is the backbone of states power 4. wastage of electricitv
generations 5. Aging power plants need more services
7. KPCL uses modern equipment for construction
8. Raichur Thermal Power Station is ranked among top 10 Power
Station in country
9.There is a proper Budgetary Control System
10. Job security for employees
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
1. There is huge need for Power in the city. 1. Huge completion from a Private firm
2. Karnataka supplies electricity to other cities too 2. Poor financial position as the tariff is increasing year on
3. Raichur Power station generates electricity through Wind 3. In adequate supply o power for growing demand
which is the best place wherepower station are located 4. Ill logical tariff structure
4. For future growth and progress of the state there is demand
for power
5. Encourage solar dependent sets