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Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)
Native name
EB
Company typePublic sector undertaking
IndustryElectric utility
PredecessorThe Madras State Electricity Board
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Founded1 July 1957(1957-07-01)as the Madras State Electricity Board
1 November 2010(2010-11-01)as TNEB Limited
Headquarters,
Area served
Tamil NaduandPuducherry,India
RevenueSteady0 crore(US$0.00) (2016)[1]
Decrease−3.33 crore(US$−400,000) (2016)[1]
Decrease−3.33 crore(US$−400,000) (2016)[1]
Total assetsIncrease18,455.34 crore(US$2.2 billion) (2016)[2]
OwnerGovernment of Tamil Nadu
ParentDepartment of Energy (Tamil Nadu)
SubsidiariesTANTRANSCO
TANGEDCO
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency
Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission
Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate
Websitewww.tnebltd.gov.in

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board(abbreviated asTNEB) is a power generation and distribution company owned byGovernment of Tamil Nadu,India. It was created as a regulatedmonopolyunder section 131 of the Electricity Act (2003) as a successor of the erstwhileTamil Nadu Electricity Board.[3]It is the largest State Electricity Board (SEB) in the country in terms of number of consumers (30.75 million as of 31 March 2020).

History[edit]

TNEB was formed on 1 July 1957 as theMadras State Electricity Boardaccording to the Electricity Supply Act of 1948 as a successor to the erstwhile Electricity Department of the Government of Madras under the authority of the Department of Power. It was responsible for electricity generation, distribution and transmission, and it regulated the electricity supply in the state. Later it was renamed Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

In October 2008, theGovernment of Tamil Nadudecided to divide TNEB into two subsidiaries. On 1 November 2010, TNEB Limited became a holding company with two subsidiaries,Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited(TANGEDCO), responsible forpower generation,andTamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited(TANTRANSCO), responsible forpower transmission.

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"Balance Sheet 31.03.2016".
  2. ^"Balance Sheet 31.03.2016".
  3. ^"Formation of TANGEDCO".www.ebillpayment.net.Retrieved4 June2012.

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