CESC Limited

The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) is the Kolkata-based flagship company of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, born from the erstwhile RPG Group, under the chairmanship of businessman Sanjiv Goenka. It is an Indian electricity generation and the sole distribution company serving 567 square kilometres (219 sq mi) of area administered by the Kolkata municipal corporation, in the city of Kolkata, as well as parts of Howrah, Hooghly, 24 Parganas (North) and 24 Parganas (South) districts in the state of West Bengal. It also serves power distribution in Kota, Bikaner and Bharatpur in Rajasthan under the name CESC RAJASTHAN. It serves 3.0 million consumers approximately, which includes domestic, industrial and commercial users.

For the Karnataka electricity supply company, see Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation.

Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited
Company typePublic limited company
Traded as
NSE: CESC
BSE: 500084
IndustryElectric utility
FoundedKolkata, India
FoundersR. P. Goenka
HeadquartersKolkata, India
Area served
West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan (India)
Key people
Sanjiv Goenka
(Chairman)
Rabi Chawdhury
(MD - Generation)
Debasish Banerjee
(MD - Distribution)
Rajarshi Banerjee
(CFO)
ProductsElectrical power
ServicesElectricity generation and distribution
natural gas exploration, production, transportation and distribution
Revenue₹12,550 crore (US$1.6 billion) (2022)
Net income
₹1,359 crore (US$170 million) (2022)
Total assets₹34,372 crore (US$4.3 billion)
Total equity₹9,494 crore (US$1.2 billion)
Number of employees
7,886 (2020)
ParentRPSG Group
Websitecesc.co.in
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