Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited
Native name	ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರಸರಣ ನಿಗಮ ನಿಯಮಿತ
Company type	Public company
Industry	Power Transmission
Predecessor	Karnataka Electricity Board
Founded	1 August 1999
Headquarters	Bengaluru, India
Area served	Karnataka
Key people	Siddaramaiah, Chairman; Pankaj Kumar Pandey , IAS MD; Mahesh Karjagi KAS, Director (Administration and Human Resource);
Products	Power Transmission
Revenue	₹2,875.43 crore (2015–16); ₹2395.80 crore (2014–15);
Subsidiaries	Mangalore Electricity Supply Company; Bangalore Electricity Supply Company; Hubli Electricity Supply Company; Kalaburagi Electricity Supply Company; Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation;
Website	kptcl.karnataka.gov.in

The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, also known as KPTCL, is the sole electricity transmission and distribution company in state of Karnataka. Its origin was in Karnataka Electricity Board. Until 2002, the Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB) handled electricity transmission and distribution across the state. It was then broken up, with Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) established to manage the transmission business. This electricity transmission and distribution entity was corporatised to provide efficient and reliable electric power supply to the people of Karnataka state. KPTCL scope of work includes the handling of large projects in the field of energy.

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