TNEB

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Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)

Native name	EB
Company type	Public sector undertaking
Industry	Electric utility
Predecessor	The Madras State Electricity Board The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
Founded	1 July 1957 (1957-07-01) as the Madras State Electricity Board 1 November 2010 (2010-11-01) as TNEB Limited
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu , India
Area served	Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India
Revenue	₹0 crore (US$0.00) (2016) [1]
Operating income	₹−3.33 crore (US$−400,000) (2016)[1]
Net income	₹−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.tnebltd.gov.in

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).