As stated by the ADB, the project will deploy Asset Performance Management Systems (APMS), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and associated data management and analytics platforms to improve real-time network visibility, predictive maintenance, loss reduction, outage response, and billing integrity. By extending PDSP-1 interventions to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), the Hazara Electric Supply Company (HAZECO), Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), and additional coverage in Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO), the project directly addresses identified gaps in system visibility, weak asset utilization, and limited adoption of modern operational technologies across the distribution companies.

PROJECT RATIONALE AND LINKAGE TO COUNTRY/REGIONAL STRATEGY

Pakistan's power sector faces persistent financial and operational stress, driven by high system costs, weak governance, and poor operational performance across the electricity value chain, with direct impacts on consumers in the form of frequent load shedding, unstable power supply, and uneven service quality across regions. Distribution companies (DISCOs) continue to exhibit high losses, weak revenue recovery, poor asset utilization, and limited digital visibility of network conditions, constraining effective maintenance planning and timely fault response, particularly in high-loss and underserved areas. These challenges are compounded by increasing disruptions caused by extreme weather events and limited deployment of modern operational technologies, including the absence of real-time monitoring and analytics to manage overloaded transformers, high-loss feeders, and service reliability. The project addresses these binding constraints by scaling up APMS and AMI to improve network visibility, enable predictive maintenance, reduce losses, and strengthen the operational accountability of DISCOs. This will improve reliability, lower system costs, support circular debt reduction, and enhance climate resilience of the distribution networks.

The ADB categorized the project E&S risks as follows:

• Environment - B
• Involuntary Resettlement - C
• Indigenous Peoples - C

The implementing agencies will be: 

ADB Team Leader:

Seung Duck Kim
Email: seungduckkim@adb.org 

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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