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About CESC

CESC Limited is an Indian electricity generation and distribution company. The company's operations cover the value chain of coal mining, power generation and power distribution. Its business includes operations in Kolkata and other manufacturing and distribution businesses. Its Kolkata operations include distribution of electricity through its generating plants in its licensed area of Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Its generation projects include operational thermal and renewable energy projects with a cumulative generation capacity of approximately 800 megawatts (Mw) owned and operated by its subsidiaries. It has a distribution licence for Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh; about three Distribution Franchises (DF) in Kota, Bharatpur and Bikaner in Rajasthan; and its new DF in Malegaon, Maharashtra. Its subsidiaries include Haldia Energy Limited and Malegaon Power Supply Limited.

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