West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) was established in 2007 following the unbundling of the state electricity board of West Bengal and responsible for providing power to 96% of West Bengal with a customer base of more than 1.68 crore across the state. The company has achieved a profit of ₹95.13 crore (US$13 million or €12 million) (PAT) in the fiscal year 2010–11.

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য বিদ্যুৎ বণ্টন কোম্পানি লিমিটেড
Public Sector Undertaking
IndustryDistribution
PredecessorWBSEB
Founded1 April 2007[1]
HeadquartersVidyut Bhavan, Block- DJ, Sector-II, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Area served
West Bengal, India
Key people
Sri Shantanu Bose, IAS (Chairman)[2]
ProductsElectricity
Revenue₹1,985.27 crore (US$280 million) (2017-18) [3]
₹40.3 crore (US$5.7 million) (2017-18) [3]
Total equity₹22.96 crore (US$3.2 million) (2017-18) [3]
DivisionsWBSETCL
Websitewww.wbsedcl.in 

History

The Government of West Bengal unbundled the erstwhile West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) into two companies viz., West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) and West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company (WBSETCL). The main business of WBSEDCL is distribution and hydro generation of electricity. It is also the nodal Agency of the Government of West Bengal for undertaking Rural Electrification task in the State with objective of providing access of electricity to all rural households in the state in line with the National Rural Electrification Policy.[4] After successful implementation of Purulia Pumped Storage Project in 10th Plan period with a capacity of 900 MW hydel power, the company has taken up the ambitious plan of implementing Turga Pumped Storage Project in the 13th Plan period with installed capacity of 4 x 250 MW.

The company is managed by a Board of Directors comprising twelve members out of which seven are Executive Directors including Chairman & Managing Director. Besides one Woman Director and four Independent Directors constitute the Board.

WBSEDCL

WBSEDCL provides power to a customer base of more than 1.95 crore across West Bengal through its service network spanning 5 Zones, 20 Regional Offices, 74 Distribution Divisions and 521 Customer Care Centers.

References
  1. "Company Profile". WBSEDCL. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. "Board of Directors". WBSEDCL. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "WBSEDCL Annual Report 2017-18" (PDF). pp. 172–179.
  4. "Our History". WBSEDCL.
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