Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL)
Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited is the apex holding company of the unbundled Bihar power sector, owned by the Government of Bihar and based at Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. It was formed from the former Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), established in 1958, which was unbundled in 2011-2012 into five companies. Its distribution subsidiaries are under the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission tariff process, with a Tariff Order for FY 2026-27 listed on the regulator site in 2026.
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How we verify →Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited is the apex holding company of the unbundled Bihar power sector, owned by the Government of Bihar and based at Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. It was formed from the former Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), established in 1958, which was unbundled in 2011-2012 into five companies. Its distribution subsidiaries are under the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission tariff process, with a Tariff Order for FY 2026-27 listed on the regulator site in 2026.
What happened
Identity and ownership: excerpts state 'Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited', 'Formerly Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB)', and holder 'Government of Bihar' (source: Bihar State Power Holding Company page).
History and Patna base: excerpts state 'BSEB was established in 1958 as a statutory corporation under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948', 'The BSEB was unbundled on 2 August 2011', 'Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, India', and 'BSEB formally started functioning as 5 companies on 1 November 2012, namely: Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited, Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (apex holding company)' (source: same page).
Recent tariff context: the regulator homepage lists 'Tariff Order of DISCOMS (NBPDCL & SBPDCL) for FY 2026-27' and carries header 'Thursday, 24 September 2026', indicating a 2026 tariff-order development for BSPHCL distribution subsidiaries, but the order's exact issuance date could not be confirmed from the excerpt opened (source: BERC homepage).
What we could not confirm
Shareholding percentages, FY2024-25/FY2025-26 revenue/profit and employee count not available in pages opened, left null. Exact issuance date of the FY 2026-27 tariff order could not be confirmed from excerpts opened, so the date field uses the latest exactly-dated reorganisation event (1 November 2012).