Faisalabad Electric Supply Company

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Faisalabad Electric Power Supply Company
Type Public utility
IndustryElectricity Distribution
Founded1997;26 years ago (1997)
Headquarters,
Pakistan
Area served
Central Punjab
Key people
Engineer Bashir Ahmed (CEO)
RevenueUS$2.7 billion (2022)
Owner Government of Pakistan
Number of employees
3,000
Website fesco.com.pk

Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is a state-owned electric distribution company that supplies electricity to the districts of Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Jhang, Bhakkar, Toba Tek Singh, and Chiniot in Pakistan. [1] [2] This company generates electric power from water (hydro-electric power) and distributes it to 4.01 million consumers of the area.

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Faisalabad Electric Supply Company was founded in 1998. [3] Engineer Bashir Ahmed is its current CEO. [4]

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References

  1. "Three FESCO officials suspended". The Express Tribune . 11 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "FESCO :: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company". fesco.com.pk. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. Hasnain, Khalid (5 December 2019). "Lesco and Fesco get precedence over other Discos in system upgrade". Dawn . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. "Rainfall on Eid-ul-Azha: CEO FESCO assigns special duties of operation staff". Business Recorder . 5 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.