Distribution company (DISCO) is a company under
Pakistan Electric Power Company
Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) ( ur, ) is a holding company and operates as a division of the Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan). Pepco was incorporated in 1998 in pursuance of the “Strategic Plan for Restructuring of Pakistan Powe ...
(PEPCO) and is responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. They buy electricity from
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. ...
(WAPDA), PEPCO and other private
Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and sell it to their respective area customers. All companies are owned by the
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
except
K-Electric
Electric (KE) ( ur, ) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility company based in Karachi. K-Electric is a privately owned and vertically-integrated e ...
, which was privatized in 2005.
List
The following are the distribution companies (DISCOs) operating in Pakistan:
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Faisalabad Electric Supply Company
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is an electric distribution company that supplies electricity to the districts of Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Jhang, Bhakkar, Toba Tek Singh, and Chiniot in Pakistan. This company generates ...
(FESCO)
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Gujranwala Electric Power Company
Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) ( ur, ) is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to the Gujranwala region in Punjab, Pakistan. The jurisdiction of the company includes Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafi ...
(GEPCO)
*''Hazara Electric Power Company (HEPCO) (planned)''
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Hyderabad Electric Supply Company
Hyderabad Electric Supply Company or HESCO ( ur, ) is an electric distribution company that supplies electricity to the southern districts of Sindh in Pakistan, excluding Karachi.
Noor Ahmed Soomro is the CEO of the company since 3 July 2017.
F ...
(HESCO)
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Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO)
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Karachi Electric Supply Company
Electric (KE) ( ur, ) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility company based in Karachi. K-Electric is a privately owned and vertically-integrated e ...
(KESC) (Now privately owned as K-Electric)''
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Lahore Electric Supply Company
Lahore Electric Supply Company ( ur, ) (LESCO) is an electric distribution company that supplies electricity to the districts of Lahore, Okara, Sheikhupura, Nankana and Kasur in Pakistan. It is owned by the Government of Pakistan.
See also
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(LESCO)
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Multan Electric Power Company
Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) ( ur, ), formerly known as Multan Power Supply Company, is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to thirteen districts of South Punjab, Pakistan. This company generates electric power ...
(MEPCO)
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Peshawar Electric Power Company
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO). (Urdu: مشارکتِ برائے ترسیلِ برق پشاور), is a public utility under the administrative control of the Federal Government of Pakistan, formerly a part of the Water & Power De ...
(PESCO)
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Quetta Electric Supply Company
The Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to the city of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Abdul Karim Jamali serves as the current CEO of the company.
History
Quetta Electric Suppl ...
(QESCO)
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Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO)
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Tribal Electric Supply Company
Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO) ( ur, ) is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to FATA (present-day Merged Tribal Districts), Pakistan.
See also
* List of electric supply companies in Pakistan
Distribution comp ...
(TESCO)
See also
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Electricity sector in Pakistan
Electricity in Pakistan is generated, transmitted, distributed, and retail supplied by two vertically integrated public sector companies, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) responsible for the production of hydroelectricity and su ...
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Alternative Energy Development Board
The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) ( ur, ) is the sole representing agency of the Federal Government that was established in May 2003 with the main objective to facilitate, promote and encourage development of Renewable Energy in Pak ...
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority ( ur, , abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. It is also responsible for issuing licences for generation, transmission and distribution of electric ...
(NEPRA)
References
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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...