North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited

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

21 districts of North Bihar

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

North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (NBPDCL) 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

NBPDCL has a infrastructure facility in its operating area with 246 power system stabilizers, 506 power transformers, 139 33 kV feeders, 825 11 kV feeders and around 20,900 distribution transformers of various capacities.[2]

Network

NBPDCL encompasses an area of 21 districts of northern Bihar further divided into 28 divisions viz., Araria - I, Bagha, Bairagania, Barauli, Barauni, Begusarai, Bettiah, Chhapra, Darbhanga, Dhaka, Forbesganj, Gogari, Gopalganj, Hajipur, Katihar, Khagaria, Mahnar Bazar, Motihari, Narkatiyatganj, Purnia, Ramnagar, Revelganj, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur, Sugauli, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Raxaul.[3] Catering to the power requirements of around 1.8 million consumers in 2012.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BSEB unbundled, 5 companies come into being from today". PTI. Business Standard. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "NBPDCL- At a glance". nbpdcl.in. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Online Electricity Bill Payment System". northbiharbills.org/. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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