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Native name | EB |
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Company type | Public sector undertaking |
Industry | Electric utility |
Predecessor | The Madras State Electricity Board The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board |
Founded | 1 July 1957 1 November 2010 as TNEB Limited | as the Madras State Electricity Board
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India |
Revenue | ₹0 crore (US$0.00) (2016) [1] |
₹−3.33 crore (US$−400,000) (2016)[1] | |
₹−3.33 crore (US$−400,000) (2016)[1] | |
Total assets | ₹18,455.34 crore (US$2.2 billion) (2016)[2] |
Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Parent | Department of Energy (Tamil Nadu) |
Subsidiaries | TANTRANSCO TANGEDCO Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate |
Website | www |
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (abbreviated as TNEB) is a power generation and distribution company owned by Government of Tamil Nadu, India. It was created as a regulated monopoly under section 131 of the Electricity Act (2003) as a successor of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.[3] It is the largest State Electricity Board (SEB) in the country in terms of number of consumers (30.75 million as of 31 March 2020).