Facts & Figures

FACTS & FIGURES

KESC is an integrated power utility with exclusive franchise rights to serve Karachi and its surrounding areas, with a licensed network area spanning 6,000 square kilometres.

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 GENERATION
TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION
Capacity:

KESC

Installed Capacity: 2,341 MW

 

Fuel types: Gas, HFO

External

WAPDA 650

IPP's

Tapal 123.5

Gul Ahmed 127.5

KANNUP   80

Others upto 40

  TOTAL  1021

TOTAL CAPACITY 3362 MW

 

Capacity:

60 grid stations 127 power transformers & 14 Auto transformers

Network of 220, 132, and 66 KV circuits         

The purchased  and  own  generated electricity is being transmitted through transmission network. The current transmission losses are less than 1.76%

Capacity:

11 KV Feeders            1302 Nos

Substations &PMTs                  15233 Nos

HT Underground Cable 5326 KM

HT Overhead Mains       2576 KM

LT Underground Cable 1200 KM

LT Overhead Mains                  10788 KM

Dist Capacity               4934 MVA

Operations:                       
Fully integrated power utility involved in generation, transmission, and distribution. KESC is a public limited company listed on all stock exchanges.
 Total Capacity:              
3,362 MW (2341 MW  Own capacity; 331 MW IPPs; 650 MW WAPDA/NDTC; Others up to 40)
 Employees: Around 11,600 (5,700 Management Staff, 5900 Non-management Staff)

 

 

Key Status

Overview

Key Status

Overview

Grid Stations

60               

  •          Transmits electricity from generation to distribution at high voltage.
  •          Only 11 KV customers on the transmission network.
  •          Grid stations step-down electricity.

Transformers

  •          Distributes electricity to 2.2 million customers.
  •          Bulk customers get supply from 11 KV lines.
  •          All other consumer have connections from the 0.4 KV circuit.

Transformers

Pole mounted S/S

15,233

220 KV/ 132 KV

12

Feeders

1,302

132 KV/  66  KV

2

132 KV/ 11   KV

124

Power Lines

  66 KV/ 11   KV 3  

Total

141

11 KV

7,096 km

Power Lines

0.4 KV

11,718 km

20 x 220 KV Lines

338 km

 

98 x 132 KV

760.99 km

3   x 66 KV

149 km

Total

1248.41 km

Total

18,814

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