What is IESCO? IESCO was formed in 1998 to take over the assets, functions and responsibilities of the erstwhile Islamabad Area Electricity Board, which was then a division of WAPDA. Scope of Activities/Purpose/what it provides: IESCO's core function is to supply, distribute and sell power (electricity) in the area from Attock to Jhelum, and from the river Indus to River Neelum in Kashmir. It services 3.5 million consumers directly, but touches the lives of more than 25 mln people living in the 6 districts its services