Industry Power Transmission Founded 1 August 1999 Organization type Public limited company Purpose Power transmission | Products Power Transmission Headquarters Bengaluru, India Area served Karnataka Type of business Public company | |
Native name ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರಸರಣ ನಿಗಮ ನಿಯಮಿತ Predecessor Karnataka Electricity Board Key people D. K. Shivakumar, Chairman
Jawaid Akhtar, MD
H. Nagesh, Director (Transmission) Revenue ₹2,875.43 crore (2015–16)
₹2395.80 crore (2014–15) CEO G.Kumar Naik (1 Aug 2013–) | ||
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. This electricity transmission and distribution entity was corporatised to provide efficient and reliable electric power supply to the people of Karnataka state.
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Zones and Circles
Each of these divisions look after distribution of electricity in a particular region of Karnataka. Whereas KPTCL looks after transmission.
KPTCL buys power from power generating companies like Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and other IPPs (Independent Power Producers) like GMR, Jindal, Lanco(UPCL) etc., and sell them to their respective ESCOMS.
Governance
Company is governed under the purview of Ministry of Energy.Department is headed by a cabinet grade minister. Currently D. K Shivakumar is the minister under the chief ministership of Siddaramaiah.