Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited is a
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Telangana State Electricity Board. It is responsible for power generation in thr state of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
. It has ceased to do power trading and has retained with powers of controlling system operations of power generation after formation of Telangana state.
Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited has been incorporated under companies Act, 2013, on 19 May 2014 and commenced its operations from 2 June 2014.
History
The erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board which came into existence in 1959 was responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Under the Electricity Sector Reforms agenda, government of Andhra Pradesh promulgated Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1998. The erstwhile APSEB was unbundled into one generating company (APGENCO), one transmission company (
APTRANSCO) and four distribution companies (APDISCOMs) as part of the reform process.
Later, on 2 June 2014, when the state was bifurcated,
APGENCO
Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited is power generating organization in Andhra Pradesh. It undertakes operation and maintenance of the power plants and also setting up new power projects alongside upgrading the project's capacity ...
distributed all the assets, liabilities and power stations to both the states and Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO) was formed for the newly formed
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
state and APGENCO remained for Andhra Pradesh in accordance with the
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telanga ...
. All the plants (thermal, hydel and solar) located in Telangana region were transferred to Telangana Genco on an "as is where is" basis.
Mission
*To spearhead accelerated power development by planning and implementing new power projects.
*To generate adequate and reliable power most economically, efficiently and eco-friendly.
*To implement renovation and modernisation of all existing units and enhance their performance.
Power Plants of TSGENCO
The power plants
of TSGENCO are
Thermal-Coal based
Hydro-Water based
Non-Conventional Plants
See also
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List of Power Stations in Telangana
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Transmission Corporation of Telangana
TSTRANSCO is the electricity electricity transmission, transmission company of the government of Telangana state in India. It has ceased to do power trading and has retained with powers of controlling system operations of power transmission.
Tra ...
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References
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Electric-generation companies of India
Energy in Telangana
State agencies of Telangana
State electricity agencies of India
Industries in Hyderabad, India
Indian companies established in 2014
2014 establishments in Telangana