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)
The Ministry of Water and Power ur, , ''wazarat-e- aabb o barq-e'' (abbreviated as MoPW) was a fe ...
(PEPCO) and is responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. They buy electricity from
Water and Power Development Authority (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 except
K-Electric, 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 (MEPCO)
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Peshawar Electric Power Company (PESCO)
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Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO)
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Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO)
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Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO)
See also
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Electricity sector in Pakistan
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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 fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...