Cesc Limited, North Regional Office

CESC Limited, a power utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to approximately 3.1 million domestic, industrial, and commercial users in the area of 567 square kilometers (km) of Kolkata and Howrah, West Bengal in India. It owns and operates three thermal power plants, including Budge Budge, Southern, and Titagarh generating stations generating 1125 megawatts (MW) of power; two thermal power plants with a capacity of power 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 also owns and operates four wind power projects with a capacity of 24 MW at Dangri in Rajasthan; 26 MW at Surendranagar, Gujarat; 36 MW at Nipaniya, Madhya Pradesh; and 70 MW at Rojmal, Gujarat, as well as a solar plant with generating capacity of approximately 18 MW of power in Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu. In addition, it operates 124 stores under the Spencer's brand name comprising 39 hypermarkets and 29 cafes at high street/shopping malls, business and industry locations, hospital premises, and universities. The company's stores cater family needs covering groceries, home and personal care products, apparel and accessories, consumer durables, and lifestyle products. Further, it offers business process management services, such as customer management, transaction processing, and collection services to healthcare, telecom and media, banking, financial services, and insurance companies. Additionally, CESC Limited has a shopping mall, the Quest. 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 1897 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.