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| Company type | Public utility |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric power |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | , Pakistan |
Key people | Engineer Abdul Karim Jamali (CEO) |
| Website | qesco |
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]
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]
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. [5] The following districts are getting power supply from QESCO
| Awaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chaghi |
| Dera Bugti | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat |
| Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu |
| Lorlai | Mastung | Musa Khel | Naseerabad |
| Naushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah |
| Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibbi | Sherani |
| Ziarat | Zhob | Surab | Dukki |
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