Faisalabad, December 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is upgrading its transmission and distribution system to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to its consumers during the upcoming hot season, said Engineer Bashir Ahmad Chief Executive Officer FESCO. He was addressing a function to handover new operational vehicles to new subdivisions in FESCO headquarter here today. He said that FESCO is a consumer-friendly organization and was exploiting its all-available resources to ensure in time services by strengthening and augmenting its transmission and distribution system.
“Transmission lines and grid stations are being upgraded well ahead of the coming hot season”, he said and added that the shortage of meters and other installation material would also be overcome by next week. He further said that as many as 159 vehicles are being purchased with the approval of FESCO Board of Directors (BOD). Among these include single cabins, pickups and other vehicles for the operation staff. He hoped that with these vehicles FESCO would save approximately Rs.55 million per annum from the head of petrol, maintenance and other related expenditures.
He said that in the first phase, 13 signal cabin latest porters H-100 model of Hyundai are being handed over to the most needed subdivisions so that consumers complaints could be redressed expeditiously by ensuring speedy transportation of staff and material. He assured that all existing fleets will be replaced with new vehicles within the next 20-30 years in this region. Mr. Suleman Najeeb Khan Member FESCO BOD said that maximum facilities are being doled out to the FESCO officers and officials. “We are trying to introduce digitalization and automation so that the problems of FESCO consumers could be resolved through a click”, he added.
Mr. Kashif Bashir Deputy Director Transport said that the first lot of new vehicles is going to become an active part of FESCO, which will ensure qualitative as well as quantitative improvement in the company. General Manager (Operation) Ch. M Saleem, Chief Engineer (Operation) Ghulam Farooq, Chief Engineer Development Rana Ayub, Chief Commercial Officer M. Nawaz, Chief Financial Officer M Nazir, Additional DG Admin Athyer Ayub Ch, Director (PR) Tahir Sheikh, SO Abid Rashid and other officers were also present at this occasion.
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