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Synopsis <strong>of</strong> State <strong>Report</strong>s (Vol.-IV)<br />

Study on `Impact <strong>of</strong> Restructuring <strong>of</strong> SEBs’<br />

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Appendix<br />

Responses from Government <strong>of</strong> West Bengal to IIPA Questionnaire<br />

Government <strong>of</strong> West Bengal<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Power</strong> & NES<br />

Q.1. Please provide a brief summary <strong>of</strong> the electricity reform agenda <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Government. This may include mission statement, specific goals or<br />

milestones, medium and long-term strategy for achieving the same.<br />

Answer - In West Bengal, the State-owned West Bengal State Electricity Board<br />

(WBSEB), West Bengal <strong>Power</strong> Development Corporation (WBPDCL)<br />

and Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL), are key State power sector<br />

Utilities in view <strong>of</strong> their overall importance, the large scale <strong>of</strong> their<br />

operation and provision <strong>of</strong> major services to domestic, commercial and<br />

industrial consumers. In addition, the Calcutta Electric Supply<br />

Corporation (CESC) and the Dishergarh <strong>Power</strong> Supply Company<br />

(DPSC) operate in the private sector. These Utilities in both public and<br />

private domains generate, transmit and distribute power against the State<br />

system’s demand. The WBSEB is engaged in the generation <strong>of</strong> hydel<br />

power and in the transmission and distribution <strong>of</strong> power in five zones<br />

throughout the State; DPL is engaged in the generation and distribution<br />

<strong>of</strong> power within the city <strong>of</strong> Durgapur and WBPDCL is engaged in the<br />

generation <strong>of</strong> thermal power. The three State-owned power Utilities<br />

have turned around in their current financial performance and are<br />

generating commercial pr<strong>of</strong>its.<br />

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission was constituted in<br />

1999 under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 and has<br />

been determining tariff for the sectoral Utilities in West Bengal, since<br />

2000-01.<br />

The State Government has determined the necessity <strong>of</strong> restructuring the<br />

State-owned power Utilities to facilitate their increasing commercial<br />

efficiency and providing higher levels <strong>of</strong> customer services, within the<br />

framework <strong>of</strong> the EA, 2003. This, in essence, constitutes the sectoral<br />

reform agenda <strong>of</strong> State Government.

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