Mescom
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Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (abbreviated asMESCOM) is an Indian electricity supplier to the districts of Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chickmagalur and Shimoga. It has its headquarters at Mangalooru.The company was formed on June 2002.
Karnataka Electricity Board ( KEB ) which was earelier involved in Transmission & Districution of electricity in Karnataka was corporatised into Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL).
Later Distribution was carved out of this company & five companies were formed to cater distribution of electricity to different regions of Karnataka state. Initially four entities were formed first namely MESCOM, BESCOM, HESCOM and GESCOM. Later CESCOM was carved out of MESCOM in 2005 A.D to cater electricity consumers of Mysore region.
Currently KPTCL looks after only Transmission and the ESCOMs look after distribution.