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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.
There are currently four GENCOs which are operated by WAPDA in Pakistan. They are: Jamshoro Power Company Limited, GENCO-I; Central Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-II; Northern Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-III; Lakhra Power Generation Company Limited, GENCO-IV
The WAPDA House (Urdu/Punjabi: واپڈا ہاؤس) is a nine-story office building located in Lahore, Pakistan, that serves as the headquarters of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). It is one of several prominent government buildings located at Charing Cross on Lahore's Mall Road, officially known as Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam. [2]
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.
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 ...
The company operates fourteen 500 KV and forty-three 220 KV grid stations, 5893 km of 500 KV transmission lines, and 10963 km of 220 KV transmission lines in Pakistan. [ 4 ] In 1985, National Power Control Center (NPCC) was established in Islamabad to control 500kV and 220kV transmission system throughout the country which includes eight ...
On 18 February 2013, Pakistan awarded a contract for the construction and operation of Gwadar Port to a Chinese state-owned enterprise.As per details of the contract, the port would remain as property of Pakistan, but would be operated by the state-run Chinese firm – China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC). [10]
Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) is the market operator in Pakistan and is facilitating the power market transition from the current single buyer to a competitive market. It was established in 2015 and was separated from the National Transmission & Despatch Company .