Karachi, July 10, 2025: K-Electric (KE) and Karachi’s Garden community celebrated the Fawara Chowk area earning loadshed exemption status with resident and stakeholders coming together for a simple ceremony this week. Powered by the upgraded Al Mannan Feeder, KE with the help of the community and area leaders successfully upgraded the area from a high- to low-loss area, enabling thousands of residents to see uninterrupted power supply.
This achievement came on the back of a three-fold strategy in which KE worked with the community and engaged with stakeholders, reduced theft, and ensured timely bill payments. The development is another step towards KE’s larger vision to make more than 90% of Karachi loadshed-free by 2030.
“The success of Fawara Chowk is proof that real change happens when communities and utilities work together,” said Sadia Dada, Chief Distribution and Marcomms Officer at KE. “With support from local residents and continuous technological improvement, we are turning challenges into opportunities for progress.”
Timely bill payments on part of the customers and KE’s continued efforts to reduce electricity theft have ensured that a number of areas in Karachi continue to earn the status of load-shed exempt. These efforts have helped KE make 70% of its feeder network exempted from any loadshed. KE conducts a thorough, data-driven quarterly review of its network to ensure transparency and accuracy. The company also pledges its support to community representatives and elected officials willing to work with the utility to address challenges on the way to reliable electricity supply.
About K-Electric
K-Electric (KE) is a public listed company incorporated in Pakistan in 1913 as KESC. Privatized in 2005, KE is the only vertically integrated power utility in Pakistan supplying electricity to Karachi and its adjoining areas. The majority shares (66.4%) of the Company are owned by KES Power, a consortium of investors including Al-Jomaih Power Limited of Saudi Arabia, National Industries Group (Holding) of Kuwait, and KE Holdings (Formerly: Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund or IGCF). The Government of Pakistan is also a shareholder (24.36%) in the Company while the remaining are listed as free float shares.