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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
[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 .
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.
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.
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 ...
Pakistan Electric Power Company (Urdu: پاکستان الیکٹرک پاور کمپنی), colloquially known as PEPCO, is a holding company that monitor's and coordinates Pakistan's Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and used to operate as a division of the Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan). [1] [2]
Islamabad Electric Supply Company was founded as Rawalpindi Electric Power Company (REPCO) in 1923 during British India-era. [3] [4] In 1972, the company was nationalized and subsequently was taken over by the Government of Pakistan. [5] It was publicly listed on Karachi Stock Exchange until 1985 when it was de-listed from the exchange. [6]
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was created in 1958 through WAPDA Act, 1958. Prior to this, the electricity supply service in Pakistan was undertaken by different agencies, both in public and private sectors, in different areas. The local areas electricity distribution service was being performed by various Regions of WAPDA.