--- title: "Technical Committee to Assess Bifurcation of Two Punjab-Based Power Companies Ahead of Sell-Off" description: "Most outlets reported that a technical committee has been formed to evaluate the feasibility of splitting Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) ahead of their privatization. Business Recorder described the initiative as part of a pre-sell-off process, while ProPakistani emphasized the government’s intent to split the two largest power companies before privatization. Both excerpts focused on the action taken by the Ministry of Privatisation but varied slightly in framing the significance of the move." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1555-govt-to-split-2-biggest-power-companies-ahead site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Technical Committee to Assess Bifurcation of Two Punjab-Based Power Companies Ahead of Sell-Off business · latest filing 3 Aug 2026, 9:30 AM PKT · 3 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that a technical committee has been formed to evaluate the feasibility of splitting Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) ahead of their privatization. Business Recorder described the initiative as part of a pre-sell-off process, while ProPakistani emphasized the government’s intent to split the two largest power companies before privatization. Both excerpts focused on the action taken by the Ministry of Privatisation but varied slightly in framing the significance of the move. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [Govt to Split 2 Biggest Power Companies Ahead of Privatization](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/03/govt-to-split-2-biggest-power-companies-ahead-of-privatization/) · 3 Aug 2026, 9:30 AM PKT > The Privatization Ministry has constituted a technical committee to examine whether Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Multan Electric Power… Read More The post Govt to Split 2 Biggest Power Companies Ahead of Privatization appeared first on ProPakistani. - **Business Recorder** — [Prior to sell-off of 2 Punjab-based Discos: Body to explore bifurcation feasibility](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40433025/prior-to-sell-off-of-2-punjab-based-discos-body-to-explore-bifurcation-feasibility) · 3 Aug 2026, 2:40 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation (MoP) has constituted a Technical Committee to evaluate the possibility of bifurcating Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) into two or three smaller distribution companies (DISCOs) prior to privatisation, as both entities have the largest service areas among DISCOs, well-informed sources told Business Recorder... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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