South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited

South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
दक्षिण बिहार पावर डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन कंपनी लिमिटेड
Government owned
Industry Electricity distribution
Founded November 01, 2012 (Carved out of BSEB)
Headquarters Patna, Bihar, India
Area served

17 districts of south Bihar

Key people
Sandeep Kumar R. Pudakalkatti Chairman Cum Managing Director
Products Electricity
Parent Government of Bihar
Website sbpdcl.in
sbpdcl.co.in

South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) controlled by the Government of Bihar. It was formed on 1 November 2012 under section 14 of the Electricity Act of 2003, and is the successor to the erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board.[1]

Infrastructure

SBPDCL has an infrastructure facility in its operating area with 246 power system stabilizers, 705 power transformers, 139 33 kV feeders, 825 11 kV feeders and around 29,668 distribution transformers of various capacities.[2]

Network

SBPDCL encompasses an area of 17 districts of southern Bihar further divided into 36 divisions viz., Ara, Aurangabad, Banka, Bankipore, Barbigha, Barh, Barhiya, Bhabua, Bihar Sharif, Bikramganj, Bakhtiyarpur, Buxar, Dakbungalow, Daudnagar, Dehri, Dumraon, Fatuha, Gulzarbagh, Hilsa, Jehanabad, Jamalpur, Jamui, Jhajha, Kankarbagh-II (Ram Krishna Nagar), Lakhisarai, Makhdumpur, Maner, Masaurhi, Mokama, Munger, Naugachia, Nawada, Patliputra, Patna City, Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Rajgir, Sasaram, Sheikhpura, Sherghati, Sultanganj, Warisaliganj.[3] Catering to the power requirements of around 1.8 million consumers in 2012.[4]

See also

References

  1. "BSEB unbundled, 5 companies come into being from today". PTI. Business Standard. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. "SBPDCL- At a glance". sbpdcl.in. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. "Online Electricity Bill Payment System". sbpdcl.in/. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. "Message from MD". sbpdcl.in. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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