The Malakand region’s numerous grid stations are undergoing maintenance, and Peshawar Electric Supplies Company (PESCO) has announced a suspension of electricity supply as a result. According to a press release from WAPDA House on Friday, customers of the 11 KV feeders connected to the 132 KV Warsak Power House grid will experience inconveniences on the … Read more
In response to successful negotiations with the local traders’ union, Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has reduced the maintenance period for its power transmission lines in Oghi and its suburbs from 14 to 8 days. There is already a high rate of inflation in the country, and the planned power outages by Pesco will only … Read more
The 220 KV Shahi Bagh Grid Station will be without electricity from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., leading to energy rationing on 132 KV Shabqadar, Tangi, Rajjar, Charssada, and 66 KV Ghallani and Lakkari grids linked to 11 KV feeders. The 132 KV Tank Grid Station will also be de-energized from 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M, … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Pesco, Arif Khan Sadozai, has promised that once the necessary legal formalities have been fulfilled, power will be restored to industrial units that have had their connections cut off. At a gathering of industrialists from Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) at the Regional Office of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers … Read more
On Wednesday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) suggested that there may be an increase of RS0.50 per unit in power tariffs for the 2nd quarterly adjustment of the fiscal year 2022-23. A public hearing was conducted by Nepra to consider this increase, with Chairman Engineer Taseef H. Farooqui and Nepra members present. DISCOs … Read more
In a recent ruling, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) prohibited the relevant departments from collecting fuel price adjustment (FPA) charges from consumers. A division bench of the PHC consisting of Justice Roohul Amin and Justice Shahid Khan heard the arguments. Consequently, the bench issued notices to Wapda and Pesco prohibiting them from collecting FPA as … Read more
The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has announced that several areas in the region will experience power outages from February 11 to February 28 due to maintenance work. On February 11, 14, and 18, power supply from the 132 KV Jamrud Grid Station will be suspended from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., causing inconvenience to … Read more
PESCO has alerted consumers of 11 KV Rahat Abad 1,2, Kohat Road, Gharibabad, Danish Abad feeders that they will experience disruption in power supply from the 132 KV Peshawar University Grid Station on February 16th, 20th, 25th, and 28th between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as maintenance work is taking place during these times. It … Read more
The Power Division has announced that the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) will be split into two separate firms, PESCO and HAZECO, to improve operational efficiency, and customer service, and reduce line losses. PESCO will encompass six circles including Peshawar, Khyber, Swat, Bannu, Mardan, and Swabi, while HAZECO will include the Hazara-I and Hazara-II Circles. … Read more
Residents of the Darmalak area in Lachi Tehsil staged a demonstration against the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) on Wednesday for subjecting them to long hours of power outages. Local body councilors Ashiq Nawaz and Noor Rehman said the frequent breakdowns in the Chamba Gul feeder were responsible for the power outages. They said outages … Read more