Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL)
Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited is the largest electricity distribution company of Jharkhand. It is an undertaking of the Jharkhand Energy Department based at Ranchi, formed on unbundling of the erstwhile Jharkhand State Electricity Board. It started operations on 6 January 2014.
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How we verify →Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited is the largest electricity distribution company of Jharkhand. It is an undertaking of the Jharkhand Energy Department based at Ranchi, formed on unbundling of the erstwhile Jharkhand State Electricity Board. It started operations on 6 January 2014.
What happened
JBVNL is the largest Distribution Company of Jharkhand State, incorporated primarily to carry out distribution of electricity to retail and bulk consumers in the state of Jharkhand (source: jbvnl.co.in).
The company started operations on 6th Jan, 2014, after the unbundling of the erstwhile Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) in the year 2013 (source: jbvnl.co.in).
The Jharkhand Government Energy page lists Jharkhand Bijali Vitran Nigam Ltd.- Ranchi among the undertakings of the department (source: jharkhand.gov.in/energy).
What we could not confirm
Could not confirm shareholding %, latest revenue/profit, AT&C losses, employee count, tariff orders, or a 2025/2026 dated official development. JSERC and JUVNL pages returned no usable excerpt or were unreachable via the fetch tool. Date shown is start of operations (2014-01-06), the most recent dated official fact actually opened; not a 2025/2026 development. Financials and employees left null.