PESCO
PredecessorAEB Peshawar, WAPDA
FormationMarch 22, 1998 (1998-03-22)
TypePublic utility
HeadquartersWAPDA House Peshawar , Pakistan
Engr. Qazi Muhammad Tahir [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]

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.[8][9]

Directorates

Each Directorate is headed by an officer of BPS 20 cadre usually a Chief Engineer or Director General.

Admin & Services

Audit Division

Commercial Department

Finance Department

Grid-station Operation

Human Resources

Information Technology (IT) Directorate

Legal & Labour

MIS Directorate

Material Management

Operations Division

Planning & Engineering Division

Project Management Unit

Project Construction

Directorate Of Public Relations

Technical Directorate[10]

Jurisdictions

The jurisdiction of PESCO extends to the whole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province except for the tribal areas and is divided into (09) circles namely:

  • Bannu circle.
  • DI Khan circle.[11]
  • Khyber circle.
  • Mardan circle.
  • Peshawar circle.
  • Swabi circle.
  • Swat circle.
  • Hazara-1 circle.
  • Hazara-2 circle.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Report, Bureau (2023-09-15). "Pesco gets new chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Energy (Power Division)". power.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Wapda". www.wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  9. ↑ Ghumman, Mushtaq (2023-07-24). "Bifurcation of PESCO into two Discos approved". Brecorder. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  10. ↑ PESCO, Assistant Director (Web-services), Directorate of IT. "Departments". pesco.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "PESCO circle inaugurated amid wide applause from consumers". Daily Times. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  12. ↑ PESCO, Assistant Director (Web-services), Directorate of IT. "What we do". pesco.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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