After Kota and Bharatpur, CESC expands power distribution to Bikaner

Bikaner franchise is spread over 155 sq km and has 142,000 consumers, with a peak load of 130 Mw

Stepping up its power distribution business, Kolkata-based CESC Limited, a part of the Rs 19,000 crore RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has added another distribution franchisee for supply of electricity to Bikaner city in Rajasthan.

This is the Group's third distribution operation in Rajasthan, the other two being Kota and Bharatpur. It had started distributing power in Kota in the second half of calendar 2016.

The Bikaner city appointment is based on a competitive bidding and a distribution agreement for a period of 20 years is expected to be signed shortly.

"The Bikaner city distribution franchise, spread over 155 sq km, currently has 142,000 consumers. It will be our privilege to serve a population of 644,000, where the peak load so far has been 130 Mw," Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of CESC Limited said.