--- title: "DHA Energy Supply Company receives dual NEPRA licences for power distribution" description: "Most outlets highlighted that DHA Energy Supply Company (DESCO) became the first private entity in Pakistan to secure both Distribution and Supplier of Last Resort licences from NEPRA. The Nation framed the development as a historic milestone for private real estate in Pakistan, while BOL News focused on the 20-year duration of the licences and the subsidiary’s role in operating its own electricity network within DHA City Karachi. Both excerpts noted the significance of the licences but differed slightly in emphasis." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/508-dha-city-karachi-awarded-dual-power-distribution-licences site: HarZaviya language: en --- # DHA Energy Supply Company receives dual NEPRA licences for power distribution business · updated 26 Jul 2026, 11:59 AM PKT · 25–26 Jul 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 26 Jul 2026 — DHA Energy Supply Company receives dual NEPRA licences for power distribution (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted that DHA Energy Supply Company (DESCO) became the first private entity in Pakistan to secure both Distribution and Supplier of Last Resort licences from NEPRA. The Nation framed the development as a historic milestone for private real estate in Pakistan, while BOL News focused on the 20-year duration of the licences and the subsidiary’s role in operating its own electricity network within DHA City Karachi. Both excerpts noted the significance of the licences but differed slightly in emphasis. - **BOL News** — [DHA Energy Supply Company gets 20-Year licences to power DHA City Karachi](https://www.bolnews.com/business/dha-energy-supply-company-gets-20-year-licences-to-power-dha-city-karachi/) · 26 Jul 2026, 11:59 AM PKT > KARACHI: Pakistan’s power sector regulator has granted a Defence Housing Authority subsidiary the right to build and operate its own electricity distribution network and act as the default power supplier for a sprawling new housing development on the outskirts of Karachi, according to determinations issued this week. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, or NEPRA, ... Read more The ... - **The Nation** — [DHA City Karachi makes history as Pakistan’s first private real estate developer to secure dual NEPRA licences for power distribution](https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Jul-2026/dha-city-karachi-makes-history-pakistan-s-first-private-real-estate-developer-secure-dual-nepra-licences-power-distribution) · 26 Jul 2026, 8:16 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > KARACHI - DHA Energy Supply Company (DESCO) becomes the first privately-owned entity to be awarded both Distribution and Supplier of Last Resort licences, reaffirming DHA City Karachi’s position as Pakistan’s most trusted name in real estate development. ### 25 Jul 2026 — Karachi's DHA City becomes first private entity to light up its own housing project (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [Karachi's DHA City becomes first private entity to light up its own housing project](https://www.dawn.com/news/2018147/karachis-dha-city-becomes-first-private-entity-to-light-up-its-own-housing-project) · 25 Jul 2026, 8:41 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: In a first, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday awarded DHA City, located on M-9 motorway, two parallel licences for electricity distribution and supplier of last resort (SoLR) for a period of 21 years. This is the first of its kind move under which a privately owned entity — DHA Energy Supply Company (Desco) — got licences to have both responsibilities... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [DHA Energy Supply Company granted solar and electricity distribution licences](https://harzaviya.com/stories/876-dha-energy-supply-company-granted-solar-and-electricity) · 30 Jul 2026 · 4 outlets · 88% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 25–26 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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