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CESC or the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation supplies electricity to area under Kolkata municipal corporation in the city of Kolkata, India. Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Kolkata Municipal Corporation (formerly Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. ... , “Calcutta†redirects here. ...
History
On 7 January1897 Kilburn & Co. secured the Calcutta electric lighting licence as agents of The Indian Electric Co. Ltd. The company soon changed its name to Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited. The first power generating station was started on 17 April1899 near the Princep Ghat. Calcutta Tramways Company switched to electricity from horse drawn carriages in 1902. Three new power generating stations were started by 1906. The company was shifted to the Victoria House in Dharmatala in 1933, and still operates from this address. Load-shedding (interruption of power supply due to shortage of electricity) was common in Kolkata during 1970s and 1980s. In 1978 the company was christened as The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (India) Ltd. The RPG group was associated with CESC from 1989. is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Logo of the CTC The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited (CTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken company that runs trams in Kolkata and buses in and around Kolkata. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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