Peshawar Electric Supply Company

PESCO
PredecessorAEB Peshawar, WAPDA
FormationMarch 22, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-22)
TypePublic utility
HeadquartersWAPDA House Peshawar, Pakistan
Engr. Akhtar Hamid Khan [1]
Federal Secretary
Mr. Rashid Mahmood Langrial Power Secretary of Pakistan[2]
Jurisdiction
Government of Pakistan
Parent organization
Ministry of Energy (Power Division)[3]
Websitepesco.com.pk

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 to over 4.4 million consumers of all civil districts of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Home Page - Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO)". pesco.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ "Power division gets new secretary". ARY NEWS. Mar 17, 2024. Retrieved Aug 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Ghumman, Mushtaq (2021-08-13). "Appointment of CEO: Cabinet sets aside Pesco BoD recommendation". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  4. ^ Ghumman, Mushtaq (2023-07-24). "Bifurcation of PESCO into two Discos approved". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ^ "ORDER OF THE AUTHORITY FOR ALLOWING PROVISIONAL RENEWAL IN THE DISTRIBUTION LICENCE OF PESHAWAR ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY" (PDF). Nepra. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  6. ^ GoP, Nepra (2022-05-31). "DETERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY IN THE MATTER OF DISTRIBUTION LICENCE OF PESHAWAR ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (DISTRIBUTION LICENCE NO. DL/07/2023)" (PDF). Nepra Orders: 42 – via National Electric Power Regulatory Authority.
  7. ^ Ghumman, Mushtaq (2021-08-13). "Appointment of CEO: Cabinet sets aside Pesco BoD recommendation". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-07-25.