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CESC rises as its arm to invest up to Rs 5,000 crore in Solar Cell, battery manufacturing
Sep-19-2025

CESC is currently trading at Rs. 166.25, up by 1.25 points or 0.76% from its previous closing of Rs. 165.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 165.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 167.60 and Rs. 164.70 respectively. So far 99079 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 212.70 on 26-Sep-2024 and a 52 week low of Rs. 119.00 on 17-Feb-2025.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 169.00 and Rs. 161.60 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 22077.38 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 52.11%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 36.32% and 11.56% respectively.

CESC’s wholly owned subsidiary -- CESC Green Power is in the process of setting up Solar Cell / Module and other value chain / ancillary manufacturing across various locations in India. This includes a 3+ GW solar cell/module plant, battery manufacturing, a 60 MW RE power plant, and various ancillary units. The estimated investment required for the projects is up to Rs 5,000 crore.

CESC is engaged in power generation and distribution in state of West Bengal. The company is a fully integrated power utility with its operation spanning the entire value chain right from mining coal, generating power and distribution of power.


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