Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited

The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana is the electricity distribution company owned by the government of Telangana for the 18 northern districts of Telangana with Hanumakonda as the headquarters.

History
The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana was incorporated under Companies Act 1956 and commenced its operations on 2 June 2014 with Warangal as its headquarters. It is successor to APNPDCL which in turn APSEB.APNPDCL

Its first chairman and managing director was Kathikeya Mishra, who was succeeded by Venkatanaraya Narayana and then by the third and present chairman and managing director Annamaneni Gopal Rao.

Network
The power company encompasses 18 districts: Mancherial, Nirmal, Kumram Bheem, Kamareddy, Peddapalli, Jagtial, Rajanna, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Prof Jayashankar, Jangaon, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Khammam districts. Its network reaches a population of about 1.55 crores spread across villages and towns surrounding an area of 66,860 km2. In order to overcome the shortage of power in the state, solar power is also considered.