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
Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) (earlier Central Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd) is responsible for medium voltage power transmission and distribution across 9 districts of Odisha. Originally, the licence to operate in the central region of state covering 9 districts was guaranteed in 1999, by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission under the provision of Odisha Electricity Reform Act, 1995 to Central Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd. However, the license was revoked in April 2005, and the management was shifted under Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha ( Operation and Management )