Company type | Private |
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Industry | Electricity supply |
Predecessor | Cleveland & Durham Electric Power Company Northern Counties Electricity Supply Company Tees Power Station Company |
Founded | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1889 ) as the Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company |
Founder | John Theodore Merz |
Defunct | 1 April 1948 |
Fate | Nationalised |
Successor | North Eastern Electricity Board |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | Various power stations |
Area served | North East England |
Key people | John Theodore Merz, Managing director |
The North Eastern Electric Supply Company (commonly abbreviated to NESCo) was responsible for the supply of electricity to a large amount of North East England, prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity industry with the Electricity Act 1947. The company was established as the Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company (also abbreviated to NESCo) in 1889, but was renamed the North Eastern Electricity Supply company as it expanded to supply the North East region.