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K-Electric (KE), formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company or Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited, is a Pakistani utility company based in Karachi. Privatised in 2005 KE is the only vertically integrated utility in Pakistan supplying electricity within a 6500 km square territory including Karachi and its adjoining areas.
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
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.
Quetta Electric Supply Company was founded by a group of private investors in 1928 during British India-era. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The history of the company goes back to 1891, when two DC generators were erected to supply power to Quetta Staff College, became the first city in what is now Pakistan to have an electric supply. [ 3 ]
K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station (BQPS) is a thermal power plant fueled by natural gas and fuel oil located near Port Bin Qasim, Karachi, Sindh. [ 1 ] It consists of two units, BQPS-1 and BQPS-2.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Urdu: نیپرا, abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. [2] [3] It is also responsible for issuing licences for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, establishing and enforcing standards to ensure quality and safety of operation and supply of electric power to consumers ...
K-Electric is a successor to KESC which was its original name for more than 70 years. It is integrated in generation, transmission and distribution to the whole Karachi city and its surroundings. Post 1990 it was placed under WAPDA control with the company's share price at Rs.160/- in stock market.
Multan Electric Power Company was founded as Multan Power Supply Company in 1922 during British India-era. [2] [3] In 1972, the company was nationalized. Subsequently, it was taken over by the Government of Pakistan. [4] It was publicly listed on Karachi Stock Exchange until 1985 when it was de-listed from the exchange. [5]