Kesco
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The Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Ltd.(KESCo, formerly known as Kanpur Electricity Supply
Authority) is an electrical power company
in Kanpur, India
. It was formed on January 14, 2000.
KESCo is responsible for distribution and bulk supply of power in Kanpur and provides power to over 427,158 consumers, consisting of approximately 3.5 lakh
s domestic, 73 thousand commercial, eight thousand others including small, medium, large, and heavy power connections. Maintaining all the consumers through a network based on 61 electrical substation
s of 33/6.6 KV level, 333 feeders of 11 KV level and more than 3000 distribution transformers of different levels.
KESCo has been overtaken by Torrent Power
.
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
Authority) is an electrical power company
Electrical power industry
The electric power industry provides the production and delivery of electric energy, often known as power, or electricity, in sufficient quantities to areas that need electricity through a grid connection. The grid distributes electrical energy to customers...
in Kanpur, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was formed on January 14, 2000.
KESCo is responsible for distribution and bulk supply of power in Kanpur and provides power to over 427,158 consumers, consisting of approximately 3.5 lakh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
s domestic, 73 thousand commercial, eight thousand others including small, medium, large, and heavy power connections. Maintaining all the consumers through a network based on 61 electrical substation
Electrical substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions...
s of 33/6.6 KV level, 333 feeders of 11 KV level and more than 3000 distribution transformers of different levels.
KESCo has been overtaken by Torrent Power
Torrent Power
Torrent Power Limited is an India-based company engaged in the electricity generation, transmission and distribution. Its current operations are in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. It is expanding into Uttar Pradesh starting 15 August 2009...
.