Electric power industry The world's first public electricity supply was provided in late 1881, when the streets of the Surrey town of Godalming in the UK were lit with electric light. This system was powered from a water wheel on the River Wey, which drove a Siemens alternator that supplied a number of arc lamps within the town. This supply scheme also provided electricity to a number of shops and premises to light 34 incandescent Swan light bulbs. Additionally, Robert Hammond, in December 1881, demonstrated the new electric light in the Sussex town of Brighton in the UK for a trial period. The
Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha or WESCO()was incorporated as a Public Limited Company of Government of Odisha on November 19, 1997 to carry out the distribution and retail supply business of electricity in the entire Western Odisha. Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha got the Certificate of Commencement of Business on 30 December 1997 and started functioning as a subsidiary of Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO), a Government of Odisha Power Utility, from November 26, 1998 under Distribution and Retail Supply License. Subsequently, the Company obtained its own license for Retail Supply from