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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Power Distribution Company in Bihar}}<br />
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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited<br />
| logo = SBPDCL logo.gif<br />
| type = [[Public sector|Government owned]]<br />
| foundation = November 01, 2012 (Carved out of [[Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited|BSPHCL]])<br />
| location = [[Patna]], Bihar, India<br />
| key_people = Mahendra Kumar ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]),<br />
[[Managing Director]]<br />
| area_served = 17 [[Districts of Bihar|districts of south Bihar]] {{collapsible list |Patna |Nalanda |Gaya |Bhagalpur|Lakhisarai<br />
|Jehanabad |Aurangabad |Buxar |Bhojpur<br />
|Rohtas |Arwal |Munger<br />
|Banka |Nawada |Sheikhpura| Jamui |Kaimur}}<br />
| industry = [[Electricity distribution]]<br />
| products = [[Electricity]]<br />
| revenue = <br />
| num_employees = <br />
| parent = [[Government of Bihar]]<br />
| homepage = {{url|sbpdcl.co.in}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited''' (SBPDCL) is a [[Government-owned corporation|public sector undertaking]] (PSU) controlled by the [[Government of Bihar]], in [[India]]. It was formed on 1 November 2012 under section 14 of the Electricity Act of 2003, and is the successor to the erstwhile [[Bihar State Electricity Board]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bseb-unbundled-5-companies-come-into-being-from-today-112110100407_1.html | title=BSEB unbundled, 5 companies come into being from today | publisher=Business Standard | work=PTI | date=1 November 2012 | accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
SBPDCL has an infrastructure facility in its operating area with 512 power system stabilizers, 705 power transformers, 139 33&nbsp;kV feeders, 825 11&nbsp;kV feeders and around 29,668 distribution transformers of various capacities.<ref name="glance">{{cite web | url=http://www.sbpdcl.in/AtGlance.aspx?GL=2&PL=2 | title=SBPDCL- At a glance | publisher=sbpdcl.in | accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Network==<br />
SBPDCL encompasses an area of 17 districts of southern Bihar further divided into 36 divisions viz., [[Ara, Bihar|Ara]], [[Aurangabad, Bihar|Aurangabad]], [[Banka, Bihar|Banka]], [[Bankipore]], [[Barbigha]], [[Barh]], [[Barahiya]], [[Bhabua]], [[Bihar Sharif]], [[Bikramganj]], [[Bakhtiyarpur]], [[Buxar]], Dakbungalow, [[Daudnagar]], [[Dehri]], [[Dumraon]], [[Fatuha]], [[Gaya district]], [[Gulzarbagh]], [[Hilsa, Bihar|Hilsa]], [[Jehanabad]], [[Jamalpur, Bihar|Jamalpur]], [[Jamui]], [[Jhajha]], [[Kankarbagh]]-II (Ram Krishna Nagar), [[Lakhisarai]], [[Makhdumpur]], [[Maner]], [[Masaurhi]], [[Mokama]], [[Munger]], [[Naugachia]], [[Nawada]], [[Patliputra colony|Patliputra]], [[Patna City]], [[Rajendra Nagar, Patna]], [[Rajgir]], [[Sasaram]], [[Sheikhpura]], [[Sherghati]], [[Sultanganj]], [[Warisaliganj]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bijlibill.com/sbpdcl-bill-check-payment/ | title=Online Electricity Bill Payment System | publisher=bijlibill.com/ | accessdate=16 September 2023}}</ref> Catering to the power requirements of around 1.8 million consumers in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sbpdcl.in/MessagefromMD.aspx?GL=2&PL=3 | title=Message from MD | publisher=sbpdcl.in | accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Energy}}<br />
* [[Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited]]<br />
* [[North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{State agencies of Bihar}}<br />
{{Power stations of Bihar}}<br />
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[[Category:Electric power distribution network operators in India]]<br />
[[Category:Energy in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:State agencies of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:State electricity agencies of India]]<br />
[[Category:2012 establishments in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Government agencies established in 2012]]<br />
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