The Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to the city of
Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...
,
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
.
Abdul Karim Jamali serves as the current
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization.
CEOs find roles in variou ...
of the company.
History
Quetta Electric Supply Company was founded by a group of private investors in 1928 during
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...
-era.
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.
It was publicly listed on
Karachi Stock Exchange
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), founded as Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), is a stock exchange based in Karachi, Pakistan. PSX was classified by MSCI as a Frontier markets, frontier market on 8 September 2021.
Pakistan Stock Exchange was fou ...
until 1981 when it was de-listed from the exchange.
Area of Services Provision
QESCO is the biggest power transmission company and covers almost 43% of Pakistan’s area. But due to the low population, it has the least consumers compared to other power distribution companies in Pakistan. QESCO provides the electricity supply in the whole of Balochistan except the Lasbela district which is getting power from K- Electric.
The following districts are getting power supply from QESCO
See also
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List of electric supply companies in Pakistan
Distribution companies (DISCOs) are companies under Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. They buy electricity from producers such as Water and Power Development ...
References
External links
Official website
Distribution companies of Pakistan
Quetta
Government-owned companies of Pakistan
Energy in Balochistan, Pakistan
Companies established in 1928
1928 establishments in British India
Companies formerly listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange
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