West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
ImprovingAT&C losses, FY16 → FY23
19.2%
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West Bengal · generation mix · back to 2020
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State at a glance
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West Bengal is drawing 10,854 MW as of 2026-08-17T17:00:00+00:00 IST, sourced from the India Energy Atlas state-page-live snapshot.
Renewables (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear) account for 5.0% of in-state generation in West Bengal as of 2026-08-17T17:00:00+00:00 IST.
West Bengal's current grid carbon intensity is 769 gCO2/kWh as of 2026-08-17T17:00:00+00:00 IST, computed from the metered fuel mix using CEA v18 lifecycle emission factors.
Today's peak demand in West Bengal fell at 20:30 IST. Long-run peaks land in the evening (7-9 pm IST) on the residential lighting load.
Distribution in West Bengal is handled by one or more state-licensed DISCOMs; see the DISCOM card on the state page for the live roster.
The day-ahead demand forecast for West Bengal runs at single-digit MAPE; we publish the rolling 30-day MAPE on the State MAPE History card so readers can audit it themselves. Live demand comes from the SLDC scrape when available; non-SLDC states use the Atlas DISCOM disaggregation pipeline (Tier-A/B/C provenance, P10/P50/P90 bands).
West Bengal is drawing 10,854 MW of electricity at the current hour (2026-08-18T00:00:00+05:30 IST), per the India Energy Atlas state-page-live snapshot.
The latest modeled in-state generation mix for West Bengal is dominated by Coal at 96.7%. Grid carbon intensity is 769 gCO2/kWh.
Demand for West Bengal is sourced from a live SLDC scrape (metered, no disaggregation needed).
The day-ahead hourly demand forecast for West Bengal publishes a ±1.5σ band over the next 24 hours — based on 30 similar days across 3 years; level-calibrated x1.17 vs canonical trailing 24h.
Composed at 2026-08-18T00:00:00+05:30
Load shape
SOURCE: SLDC + modeled demand · UPDATED 00:30 IST
Load distribution
SOURCE: SLDC + modeled demand · UPDATED 00:45 IST
Latest peak
11,386 MW
2-yr peak
13,570 MW
Most recent: 2026-08-14
Weather sensitivity
Weather correlation data is not available for this state yet.
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Demand's sensitivity to temperature (MW per degree) is what turns a heatwave forecast into a load forecast. A high, tight slope means cooling load dominates and peaks are weather-driven and forecastable; a weak or noisy slope means the swing factor is something else — industrial shifts, agriculture, or a data gap worth questioning.
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Policy & RE Transition
Renewable Purchase Obligation: MNRE target trajectory vs SERC-reported actual compliance.
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FY23 · modelled
Shortfall
vs FY23 target
A Renewable Purchase Obligation is statutory, not aspirational: a state utility must source a set share of its energy from renewables or pay a penalty. A widening shortfall against the MNRE trajectory is an early signal of either a procurement gap or a banked-REC scramble at year-end — both move power and REC prices.
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Grid cleanliness
Each cell is one hour's grid carbon intensity. Greener = cleaner, browner = more fossil — the green hours are when discretionary load is cheapest on emissions.
SOURCE: CEA carbon factors · UPDATED 00:30 IST
Generation mix
Each band is a fuel's share of generation each hour — watch the solar wedge swell midday and coal hold the baseload, independent of total load.
SOURCE: SLDC fuel mix · UPDATED 00:30 IST
Reliability — POSOCO PSP
All-time state peak
2026-06-17
Days with shortage
Within window
Cumulative shortage
Energy not served
Worst single day
2025-04-21
Adequacy calendar
Energy shortage by day
Each square is one day. Color intensity = energy shortage (MU).
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Coverage: frequency since 2025-09-19; congestion since 2026-05-22; demand records since 2018-01-01; news since 2026-05-22.
Interchange under-drawal -155 MW vs schedule
Inter-state transfer · POSOCO PSP daily
Interchange under-drawal -163 MW vs schedule
Inter-state transfer · POSOCO PSP daily
An hourly residential cost curve isn't published for West Bengal yet — it appears once the underlying tariff data is available.
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Residential Tariff
| Schedule | Slab | Energy rate (₹/kWh) |
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| D-ID-T | 0+ kWh | ₹6.67 |
| A-DM-L | 0+ kWh | ₹6.19 |
| A-DM-R | 0–102 kWh | ₹5.00 |
| A-DM-T | 0+ kWh | ₹6.98 |
| A-DM-U | 0–102 kWh | ₹5.04 |
| D-ID | 0+ kWh | ₹6.87 |
| A-DM-LL | 0–75 kWh | ₹3.68 |
| A-DM-R | 102–180 kWh | ₹6.24 |
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10-Year Tariff History
Residential · 1 order
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DISCOM Health
Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses per distribution utility, with multi-year trend.
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
ImprovingAT&C losses, FY16 → FY23
19.2%
Latest
Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses per PFC's Annual Integrated Rating of State Power Distribution Utilities. Backfilled FY16 onwards where published. Latest published edition is the 13th Rating (FY22-23 data); forward-year cells marked is_modeled=true.
AT&C (Aggregate Technical & Commercial) loss is the single clearest read on a distribution utility's solvency. Every percentage point is power delivered but never billed or collected; a worsening trend tells you a DISCOM is heading toward the payment delays that ripple back to gencos and IPPs.
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Grid reliability
Each cell is a day's unmet peak demand (POSOCO). Green = fully met; redder = larger shortfall — occasional stress days stand out against the reliable run.
Peak demand fully met every day
SOURCE: Grid-India PSP (daily) · UPDATED 15 Aug