Punjab State Power Corporation

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Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL)
Type Government-owned corporation
Industry Electric power distribution and electricity generation
Founded2010 [1]
Headquarters Patiala, Punjab, India
Key people
Baldev Singh Sran
(Chairman & Managing Director) [2]
Products Electricity
Owner Government of Punjab
Number of employees
35933 (2019–20) [3]
Website www.pspcl.in

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is the electricity generating and distributing company of the Government of Punjab state in India. It was formerly known as Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) which was unbundled by the government of Punjab into two companies on 16 April 2010 as Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (POWERCOM) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd. (TRANSCO).

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History

PSPCL was incorporated as company on 16 April 2010 and was given the responsibility of operating and maintenance of State's own generating projects and distribution system. The business of generation of power of erstwhile PSEB was transferred to PSPCL.

Power plants

Thermal

Hydel

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References

  1. "About Us – PSPCL".
  2. "Profile of PSPCL".
  3. "Statistics- PSPCL".