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Article

Advancing Sustainability in the Power Distribution Industry: An Integrated Framework Analysis

by
Fahad Bin Abdullah
1,*,
Rizwan Iqbal
2,
Falak Shad Memon
1,
Sadique Ahmad
3 and
Mohammed A. El-Affendi
3
1
Department of Environment & Energy Management, Institute of Business Management, Karachi 75190, Pakistan
2
Department of Computer Engineering, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Karachi 75260, Pakistan
3
EIAS: Data Science and Blockchain Laboratory, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
*
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Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 8149; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108149
Submission received: 1 April 2023 / Revised: 15 May 2023 / Accepted: 15 May 2023 / Published: 17 May 2023
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This study examines the efficiency of Pakistan’s power distribution industry through an index that is experiencing financial and technical losses resulting in poor service quality, blackouts, and high tariffs. The index reveals a moderate decline from 2007–2015 and a decline to poor levels by 2022, with some improvement noted in reducing distribution losses and increasing recoveries. However, certain DISCOs have seen a decline in indicators such as reliability, quality service, safety, and recoveries, requiring continuous improvement. The study proposes a variety of measures to enhance the distribution sector’s performance, such as underground distribution, energy auditing, compliance with safety standards set by OSHA, addressing fuel scarcity to reduce load shedding, implementing smart metering and prepaid metering, and developing information technology infrastructure to interact with consumers.
Keywords: indicators; distribution; policy; index; Varimax; principal component indicators; distribution; policy; index; Varimax; principal component

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Abdullah, F.B.; Iqbal, R.; Memon, F.S.; Ahmad, S.; El-Affendi, M.A. Advancing Sustainability in the Power Distribution Industry: An Integrated Framework Analysis. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8149. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108149

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Abdullah FB, Iqbal R, Memon FS, Ahmad S, El-Affendi MA. Advancing Sustainability in the Power Distribution Industry: An Integrated Framework Analysis. Sustainability. 2023; 15(10):8149. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108149

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Abdullah, Fahad Bin, Rizwan Iqbal, Falak Shad Memon, Sadique Ahmad, and Mohammed A. El-Affendi. 2023. "Advancing Sustainability in the Power Distribution Industry: An Integrated Framework Analysis" Sustainability 15, no. 10: 8149. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108149

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Abdullah, F. B., Iqbal, R., Memon, F. S., Ahmad, S., & El-Affendi, M. A. (2023). Advancing Sustainability in the Power Distribution Industry: An Integrated Framework Analysis. Sustainability, 15(10), 8149. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108149

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