CESC Limited Information

CESC Limited, an integrated electrical utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in India. It owns and operates three thermal power plants, including Budge Budge, Southern, and Titagarh generating stations generating 1125 megawatts (MW) of power; a thermal power projects with a capacity of 600 MW in Haldia, West Bengal; two thermal power projects with a capacity of 640 MW in Chandrapur, Maharashtra and Asansol, West Bengal; and transmission and distribution systems that comprise 474 km circuit of transmission lines linking the company's generating and receiving stations with 105 distribution stations, as well as 8,211 km circuit of HT lines, and 12,269 km circuit of LT lines. The company serves approximately 2.9 million domestic, industrial, and commercial users in 567 square kilometers of Kolkata and Howrah. It also owns and operates solar plant in Gujarat's Kutch generating 9 MW of solar energy, and a 18 MW DC project in Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu; hydro power venture in Arunachal Pradesh generating 146 MW energy; and wind power plants, including a 24 MW project at Dangri in Rajasthan, a 26 MW project in Surendranagar in Gujarat, a 36 MW project in Nipaniya in Madhya Pradesh, and a 70 MW project in Rojmal, Gujarat. The company was formerly known as The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Limited and changed its name to CESC Limited in January 1987. CESC Limited was founded in 1899 and is based in Kolkata, India.