West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL)
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited is the state-owned power distribution utility wholly owned by the Government of West Bengal, headquartered at Vidyut Bhavan, Salt Lake, Bidhannagar. It distributes power across nearly all of West Bengal. Its most recent official development is the WBERC order dated 29 December 2025 approving FPPCA and Annual Performance Review for FY2023-24, following a multi-year tariff order of 20 March 2025.
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How we verify →West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited is the state-owned power distribution utility wholly owned by the Government of West Bengal, headquartered at Vidyut Bhavan, Salt Lake, Bidhannagar. It distributes power across nearly all of West Bengal. Its most recent official development is the WBERC order dated 29 December 2025 approving FPPCA and Annual Performance Review for FY2023-24, following a multi-year tariff order of 20 March 2025.
What happened
WBSEDCL is wholly-owned undertaking of the West Bengal government per Acuite 19-03-2025 opened, with FY2024 revenues Rs 33,276.84 crore, PAT margin 0.40%, tangible net worth Rs 25,722.89 crore and gearing 0.60x.
Same Acuite rationale gives FY2024 operating income Rs 33,276.84 crore vs FY2023 Rs 31,361.50 crore context per record; PAT Rs 132.31 crore and GoWB support noted but Rs 1,000 crore grant detail not verified in excerpt opened.
WBERC tariff grid opened lists TP-98/22-23 multi-year tariff for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 dated 20-03-2025, and APR-131/24-25 and FPPCA-126/24-25 approval of FPPCA and APR for FY2023-24 dated 29-12-2025.
Company site opened confirms Annual Report & Accounts 25-26 listed; Annual Report & Accounts 24-25 contents and Annual Return 24-25 details not verified in excerpt opened.
What we could not confirm
FY2024-25 audited revenue/PAT not extracted from WBSEDCL PDFs; FY2023-24 rating-based figures used. Employee count not confirmed from official source, left null. Equity capital not confirmed, left null. Headquarters district shown as North 24 Parganas (Bidhannagar/Salt Lake).