Calcutta has come a long way on the wings of power. Through rapid growth and change during the world’s most eventful decades. From gas lamps to halogen. From hackneys to metro rail. From handicrafts to modern industry.
Calcutta and CESC have grown together !

CESC Limited, a RPG company - brought thermal power to India more than 100 years ago and supplies power to the city of Calcutta, serving 11 million population across its licensed area, spread over 567 sq. km.

CESC's responsibility to consumers has grown over a hundred years.

 6000 consumers used 12 million units of power in 1912 and in 1925 the quantity delivered exceeded 100 million units. In 2001-02, the figure exceeded 7000 million units.
 The peak load so far handled more than 1,200 MW .
The number of CESC consumers has already crossed 1.9 million .

CESC Limited is a flagship company of RPG Enterprises which is one of India's best managed group of companies with a diversified but integrated presence. The group's operating style seeks to achieve the right fusion of professional management and entrepreneurial drive.