Faisalabad, January 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Board of Director (BOD) has sanctioned the purchase of transformers, electricity poles, wires and other gadgets with an estimated cost of Rs.6.1 billion to improve the transmission and distribution system during the year 2021-22. The FESCO Board of Directors (BOD) sanctioned this amount to purchase 82 hundred new transformers of different capacities, wire conductor of different types for 11KV with length of 8350KM, 7 Lac 15 thousand new meters, 500 steel structures with length of 58 feet and 23000 dropout cutout to bring a qualitative improvement in overall system.

Similarly, 30000 AMI meters would also be procured in order to launch an automation system in the company while all commercial meters above load of 15KW would also be replaced. Syed Husnain Haider Chairman FESCO (BOD) said that protection of consumers’ interest is top priority of the board and BOD has allowed it to spend huge amounts to improve the quality of service in the company.

Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) FESCO Engr. Bashir Ahmed has appreciated the prudent decision of BOD and said that after this sanction, the delivery of material has been started and installation of new connections will be expedited during this month. He said that all pending applications of new connections would be disposed of. Similarly, replacement of old lines, old transformers and faulty meters has further expedited and all given targets would be achieved before the onset of summer season. He said that this procurement will not only facilitate the consumers but also help FESCO to further cut down losses and get more revenue from the sale of the electricity.

For more information, contact:
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO)
West Canal Road, Abdullah Pur, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-9220184-9220229
Fax: +92-41-9220233
Website: http://fesco.com.pk/default.asp