Peshawar Electric Supply Company

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO). (Urdu: مشارکتِ برائے ترسیلِ برق پشاور‎), is a public utility under the administrative control of the Federal 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 to over 4.2 million consumers of all civil districts of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4] PESCO maintains Khyber Pukhtunkhwa’s electricity distribution system via 132, 66, 33 kV sub-transmission lines, sub-stations and 11 kV & 440 V low tension lines with distribution transformers that deliver electricity to the general public and businesses.[5][6][7][8]

PESCO
FormationMarch 22, 1998 (1998-03-22)
TypePublic Utility
HeadquartersWAPDA House Peshawar , Pakistan
OwnerGovernment of Pakistan
Mr. Arif Mehmood Sadozai[1]
Parent organization
Ministry of Energy (Power Division)
Websitepesco.com.pk

History

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. Then the Area Electricity Board (AEB) Peshawar, on the eight AEBs in Pakistan, was established under the scheme of Area Electricity Boards in 1982, in order to provide more autonomy and representation to provincial government, elected representatives, industrialists, agriculturalists, and other interest groups in functions of the AEBs. Peshawar Area Electricity Board was reorganized into one such corporatized entity under the name of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) with effect from 22-03-1998 after the disbundling of the Water And Power Development Authority.

PESCO Jurisdictions

PESCO is divided into eight (08) Circles. PESCO covered area has been distributed as follows:[9]

  • Bannu circle.
  • Khyber circle.
  • Mardan circle.
  • Peshawar circle.
  • Swabi circle.
  • Swat circle.
  • Hazara-1 circle
  • Hazara-2 circle

See also

List of Division offices of PESCO

References
  1. "Rs5.57 bn power theft in KP during last fiscal". The News International (newspaper). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. Report, Bureau (2021-07-21). "Heavy rains disrupt power supply in KP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. "Pesco employees demand facilities". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. "PESCO forms crisis management cell". The Express Tribune. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. Ghumman, Mushtaq (2021-08-13). "Appointment of CEO: Cabinet sets aside Pesco BoD recommendation". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  6. Staff Report (2020-10-05). "Govt to spend Rs20bn on PESCO to upgrade KP's power infrastructure". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. Ghumman, Mushtaq (2022-03-25). "PESCO chief spells out reasons behind 'poor' show". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. Report, Recorder (2023-02-06). "Industrial units: Pesco chief promises to restore power supply". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. "PESCO - Peshawar Electric Supply Company". www.pesco.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-25.


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