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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| NSE: CESC BSE: 500084 | |
| Industry | Electric utility |
| Founded | Kolkata, India |
| Founders | R. P. Goenka |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
Area served | West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan (India) |
Key people | Sanjiv Goenka (Chairman) Brajesh Singh (MD – Generation) Vineet Sikka (MD – Distribution) Rajarshi Banerjee (CFO)[1] |
| Products | Electrical power |
| Services | Electricity generation and distribution natural gas exploration, production, transportation and distribution |
| Revenue |  ₹15,544 crore (US$1.9 billion)[2] (2024) |
| ₹1,447 crore (US$170 million) (2024) | |
| Total assets | ₹37,168 crore (US$4.5 billion) |
| Total equity | ₹11,985 crore (US$1.4 billion) |
Number of employees | 6087 (2024) |
| Parent | RPSG Group |
| Website | cesc |
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.
- ^ "Company Profile & Executives – CESC Ltd". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "CESC Quaterly Reports" (PDF). CESC Ltd.