Private company

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company

State-owned utility company in West Bengal state, India

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is a wholly owned enterprise of Government of West Bengal, established in 2007 as one of the two successors of West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB), and is responsible for providing power to 96% of West Bengal with a customer base of more than 2.2 crore across the state. It states its vision "to be the best power utility in India in terms of customer service, efficient, and financial viability" while its mission to "supply uninterrupted and quality power to all.2 It is headquartered in Bidhannagar.1 It is part of Department of Power.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 2007Founded1
  • Industryelectric power transmission1
  • HeadquartersBidhannagar1
  • Websitewww.wbsedcl.in
  • Legal formGovernment Company3
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI335800XAI2LVH4RAVP093
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBIDYUT BHAVAN , BLOCK-DJ, SECTOR-II , BIDHANNAGAR,, 700091 Kolkata, India3
  • Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, U40109WB2007SGC1134733
Seal of West Bengal
Photo: Government of West Bengal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is a wholly owned enterprise of Government of West Bengal, established in 2007 as one of the two successors of West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB), and is responsible for providing power to 96% of West Bengal with a customer base of more than 2.2 crore across the state. It states its vision "to be the best power utility in India in terms of customer service, efficient, and financial viability" while its mission to "supply uninterrupted and quality power to all." It is expanding the range and quantity of uninterrupted 2

Products and brands

  • electricity

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Department of Power

Owners

  • Government of West Bengal

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 2007Founded Founded1