page_title: List of defunct utility companies in Victoria, Australia
section_title: Melbourne Electric Supply Company
hierarchical_section_title: List of defunct utility companies in Victoria, Australia / Melbourne Electric Supply Company
caption_attribution_description: English: The sign above the entrance to the old Geelong Tram Depot in Brougham Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It has the name of the company that first operated the trams, the Melbourne Electric Supply Company.
context_page_description: The Australian state of Victoria has a number of defunct energy supply and distribution utility companies.
context_section_description: The Melbourne Electric Supply Company was registered in 1899 as the Electric Lighting and Traction Company of Australia led by F. W. Clements and assisted by Herbert Reah Harper. It was registered in England, and the company initially operated in Adelaide and Port Adelaide, South Australia. The company was renamed to the Melbourne Electric Supply Company in 1908. The company operated the Richmond and Geelong power stations. In July 1910, it was granted a 30-year lease to operate  the electric tramway system in Geelong. The company was acquired by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in 1930, before the expiration of the 30-year franchise of the electricity business.
caption: Sign over the entrance to the Geelong Tram Depot
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