Private company

West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company

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Indian electric power transmission company based in Bidhannagar1

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 Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), with effect from 1 April 2007. WBSETCL is responsible for transmitting electricity from generating sources to load centres through a transmission network operating at 400kV, 220kV, 132kV and 66kV spread across West Bengal.2 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.wbsetcl.in/index.html
  • Legal formGovernment Company3
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI3358005HXBQT6CYF9W633
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBIDYUT BHAVAN, BLOCK - DJ, SECTOR - II BIDHANNAGAR, 700091 Kolkata, India3
  • Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, U40101WB2007SGC1134743

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 Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), with effect from 1 April 2007. WBSETCL is responsible for transmitting electricity from generating sources to load centres through a transmission network operating at 400kV, 220kV, 132kV and 66kV spread across West Bengal.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