Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO)

QESCO is operating as a Power Distribution Company and will act as Private Organization on switching over from Public to Private Sector. QESCO is dealing with Power Supply System in the whole Balochistan less District Lasbela. It is smallest in terms of consumers but largest as it covers 43 % area of Pakistan. The peak demand at the moment is 1177 MW evaluating measures and anticipated to be 1659 MW by the year 2015 with 8 % uniform annual growth. QESCO system is under stress due to huge number of Agri: Consumers contributing about 70-80 % of Power Demand. Low voltage profile prevails due to long distances from Generating Sources, besides availability of Single 220 KV sources from Guddu. The safe drawl of power is 721 MW. To have additional source another 2x220 KV Dadu-Khuzdar & DG Khan-Loralai Transmission Lines stands approved through out source funding at the cost of Rs 5.437 and 5.089 billion respectively. Hopefully, the work completion in totality is expected ending 2011. A plan of rental Power House at Quetta, Sibi and khuzdar is also in offering. With the commissioning of these 2x220KV sources and rental Power Houses, the low voltage profile problems which specially persist as a common feature in entire Balochistan will be eliminated all together besides availability of additional 600-700 MW Power for province. Also an eventual addressal towards load management.