Quetta Electric Supply Company Limited (HESCO) is one of the nine electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) established as a result of the unbundling of the vertically integrated power wing of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The company was established and incorporated in April 1998 as a public limited company under Pakistan Companies Ordinance 1984. It was originally organized to take over the properties, assets, obligations and liabilities of former Quetta Area Electricity Board (AEB) of WAPDA.

QESCO distributes and supplies electricity to about .44 million customers within defined geographical areas of entire province of Balochistan excluding Lasbela district under a Distribution License granted by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) pursuant to the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act).

The various categories of QESCO include domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural served by an extensive distribution system network. of 132 kv and 66 kv.

As part of its programme of privatisation and liberalization of the power sector in Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) intends to offer interest in QESCO under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode of privatisation including the management control to a investor or a consortium of strategic and financial investors.

To ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity and most intimate customer services to about .44 million consumers, QESCO has divided 3 circles, 11 operational divisions and 42 sub divisions to facilitate its consumers.

    Central       (3 Operational Divisions, 8 Sub Divisions)
    Northern     (5 Operational Divisions, 22 Sub Divisions)
    Southern    (3 Operational Divisions, 12 Sub Divisions)
 

The Privatisation Commission (PC) on behalf of Government of Pakistan (GOP) intends to privatise QESCO through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode to financially sound local and foreign investors having management capabilities and technical expertise to run the power distribution utility. Expression of Interests (EoIs) from local and foreign parties interested in the transaction is expected to be invited soon through advertisement in the national and international newspapers. For further information you may contact on the below mentioned address: