Assam State Electricity Board

The Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) is an electricity regulation board of the state of Assam in India. It is a Public Sector Undertaking managing the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the state of Assam with its successor companies Assam Power Generation Co. Ltd., Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Ltd. and Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd.

Assam State Electricity Board was established in 1958 in the composite state of Assam under the Electricity Act 1948. The existing Board was reconstituted in 1975 after the state was trifurcated into Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram in 1972. Two central government corporations, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) supplement the efforts of the state in power development in generation and transmission respectively.

References

Power Department, Government of Assam - http://assamgovt.nic.in/departments/electricity_dept.asp
http://www.emt-india.net

Power stations and organizations of North-east India ¹

Power stations	Agartala Gas Turbine station Assam Gas Based Power station Doyang Hydro Electric station Kopili Hydro Electric station Subansiri Lower Dam Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project Ranganadi Dam Dibang Dam (planned)

Organizations	NHPC Limited Assam State Electricity Board PowerGrid Corporation of India Power System Operation Corporation Limited North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited

Related topics	Electricity sector in India States of India by installed power capacity Hydroelectric power in India

1 Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya

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