Pakistan: Lucky Cement has started supplying 20MW/hr of electricity to Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company Limited (Hesco), according to a company announcement. The company said that it was aiming to start selling the same amount of electricity to Peshawar Electricity Supply Company Limited (Pesco) by the middle of July 2012. Speaking on 2 July 2012, a company spokesman said that the talks were underway on the sale and purchase agreement with Pesco.
Since 2010 Lucky Cement has operated 22MW waste-heat recovery units on two cement plants in Karachi and Pezu. The sale of surplus power has enhanced the company's balance sheet, as it struggles against continued low demand in the Pakistan market.