Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited

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The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, also known as KPTCL is the sole electricity transmission and distribution company in state of Karnataka[1]. Its origin was in Karnataka Electricity Board. This electricity transmission and distribution entity was corporatised to provide efficient and reliable electric power supply to the people of Karnatak state.

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  • Bangalore Electricity Supply Company.
  • Mangalore Electricity Supply Company ( Mescom ).
  • Hubli Electricity Supply Company
  • Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company
  • Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company
  • The Zones and Circles are also known as ESCOMS

Each of these divisions look after distribution of electricity in a particular region of Karnataka. Whereas KPTCL looks after transmission.[2]

KPTCL buys power from power generating companies like Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and other IPPs (Independent Power Producers) like GMR, Jindal, etc., and sell them to their respectice ESCOMS.

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  1. ^ http://www.kptcl.com/kptclhistory.htm History KPTCL
  2. ^ http://www.kptcl.com/zones/kptclzones.php Zones and Circles KPTCL

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