Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), formerly known as Multan Power Supply Company, is an electric distribution company which supplies electricity to thirteen districts of South Punjab, Pakistan.[1] This company generates electric power from water (hydro-electric power) and distributes it to approximately thirty-four million people of the area. MEPCO is a licensee who has been granted a license by the NEPRA for the distribution of electricity exclusively to service territory spread over thirteen administrative districts of Southern Punjab.
History
Multan Electric Power Company was founded as Multan Power Supply Company in 1922 during British India-era.[2][3] In 1972, the company was nationalized. Subsequently, it was taken over by the Government of Pakistan.[4] It was publicly listed on Karachi Stock Exchange until 1985 when it was de-listed from the exchange.[5]