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Distribution companies (DISCOs) are companies under Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. . They buy electricity from producers such as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), GENCOs, PAEC and other private Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and sell it to their respective area custome
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (Urdu: واٹر اینڈ پاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی), colloquially known as WAPDA, is a Pakistani government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its ...
It is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The company was founded in 1912 by Lala Harkishen Lal. [1] It supplies electricity to the districts of Lahore, Okara, Sheikhupura, Nankana and Kasur in Pakistan. [2] [3] It is owned by the Government of Pakistan.
[1] [2] This company generates electric power from water (hydro-electric power) and distributes it to 4.01 million consumers of the area. Faisalabad Electric Supply Company was founded in 1998. [3] Engineer Bashir Ahmed is its current CEO. [4]
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO). (Urdu: مشارکتِ فراہمِ برقی پشاور ), is a state-owned public utility under the administrative control of the Government of Pakistan, formerly a part of the Water & Power Development Authority's Power Wing and headquartered in Peshawar. PESCO is responsible for the distribution of ...
Electricity in Pakistan is generated, transmitted and distributed by two vertically integrated public sector companies, first one being Water and Power Development Authority responsible for the production of hydroelectricity and its supply to the consumers by electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) under the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) being the other integrated company.
The Power Division, is a part of Ministry of Energy (Pakistan) responsible for electricity generation, transmission, distribution and policy matters pertaining to these three functions. It was formed after the Bifurcation of Ministry of Water and Power into the newly created Ministry of Water Resources and Power division in August 2017.
Hyderabad had an Area Electricity Board (AEB) as one of the eight AEBs constituted through amendments in WAPDA Act during 1981. Later on, as the Government of Pakistan approved the revamping of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) power sector in April 1998, the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company took over responsibilities of the Hyderabad Area Electricity Board.