Generation company (GENCO) is a

company A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natural person, natural, Legal person, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common p ...

responsible for power

generation A generation refers to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It can also be described as, "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–⁠30 years, during which children are born and gr ...

in Pakistan. They are owned by

Water and Power Development Authority The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA; ur, ) is a government-owned public utility maintaining power and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its resources. ...

and are operated separately.

List of GENCOs

There are currently four GENCOs which are operated by WAPDA. They are: * Jamshoro Power Company Limited, GENCO-I * Central Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-II * Northern Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-III * Lakhra Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-IV

References

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