CESC- Bharatpur Electricity Services Limited (BESL) is a fully-owned subsidiary of CESC Limited, It started electricity distribution in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on 1st December 2016. It came into operation as a distribution franchisee of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL). Among a few other distribution companies, CESC was issued this franchisee on the basis of competitive bidding. CESC is India’s first fully integrated electrical utility company, generating and distributing power in Kolkata and Howrah since 1897. CESC supplies electricity across an area of 567 square kilometres. CESC has made its pan India presence by expanding through its subsidiaries. It is present across 50 square kilometres and the city has more than 52,000 consumers.