Quetta Electric Supply Company
TypePublic utility
IndustryElectric power
Founded1928 (1928)
Headquarters
Quetta
,
Pakistan
Key people
Engineer Abdul Karim Jamali (CEO)
Websiteqesco.com.pk

The Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to the city of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Abdul Karim Jamali serves as the current CEO of the company.[1]

History

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] It was publicly listed on Karachi Stock Exchange until 1981 when it was de-listed from the exchange.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "QESCO CEO Karim visits Central Complaints Cell". Daily Times. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. ↑ A Program for the Development of Power in West Pakistan. 1966. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 WAPDA: Then, Now, Tomorrow. WAPDA. 1978. p. 54.
  4. ↑ "De-listed companies" (PDF).
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