West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) was a state government electricity regulation board in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It was formed on 1 May 1955. In 2007, the Government of West Bengal unbundled the erstwhile WBSEB into two companies namely

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is a wholly owned company, enterprise of Government of West Bengal, established in 2007 as one of the two successors of West Bengal State Electricity Board, and is responsibl ...

(WBSEDCL) and

West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Post the Electricity Act 2003, The GoWB divided the erstwhile West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) into two functionally independent state-owned companies, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) and West Beng ...

(WBSETCL).Circular http://www.wbsetcl.in/office%20circular/Circular%20wbsedcl&wbsetcl.pdf The two enterprises were formed on 1 April 2007 under the provisions of West Bengal Power Reform Scheme, 2007. WBSETCL is responsible for transmitting power at 66 kV, 132 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV in the state of West Bengal. WBSETCL achieved the Best Power Availability Award (Gold Shield) for the year 2007–2008 as a transmission licensee in India from Ministry of Power Government of India. WBSEDCL is responsible for distributing power in the state of power at 33 kV level and below. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has come into effect from 1 April 2007 after restructuring of erstwhile West Bengal State Electricity Board in compliance of Electricity Act 2003. WBSEDCL is a major power utility of the state with consumer strength over 1.97 crore. 5 zones, 19 regional offices, 67 distribution divisions and 490 customer care centers make up the backbone to the power distribution system of the state. WBSEDCL is divided into 5 zones: Kolkata, Burdwan, Midnapore, Berhampore and Siliguri.

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Energy in West Bengal State electricity agencies of India State agencies of West Bengal Companies based in Kolkata Indian companies established in 1955 1955 establishments in West Bengal {{energy-company-stub

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