The British Electric Traction Company was a company in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
that generated electricity for the city. It was established in 1882.
It had a 1,100 hp (820 kW) generator and serviced 107 consumers by 1905.
The company was bought by the
Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited the same year.
See also
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British Electric Traction
British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rento ...
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Defunct electric power companies of India
Defunct companies based in Mumbai
Energy companies established in 1882
Energy companies disestablished in 1905
1882 establishments in British India
1905 disestablishments in India
1905 mergers and acquisitions
Indian companies established in 1882
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