Committed to fostering creativity, innovation, and localization in the energy sector, K-Electric has launched Energy Progress & Innovation Challenge (EPIC) 2025. Building on the resounding success of its pioneering 7/11+ Innovation Challenge introduced in 2022, EPIC will unite entrepreneurs, academia, researchers, and think tanks to develop cutting-edge solutions for the energy industry.
Innovators may address K-Electric’s predefined challenge statements or propose their own transformational ideas. This year’s EPIC Challenge spotlights carefully deliberated themes that align with regulatory priorities and key customer challenges, including ‘Tamper-proof PMT-based load-shedding solutions’ to enable fairer, more transparent power distribution while safeguarding paying customers from unnecessary disruptions. Other challenge statements designed to inspire groundbreaking solutions for the power sector include ‘Real-time fleet tracking and visibility for power utilities’, ‘Proactive energy theft detection’, ‘Demand forecasting automation using AI’, ‘Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) utilization for managing system dynamics under growing RE integration’, ‘Pre-emptive transformer level failure detection’, ‘PV impact analysis’, ‘Smart monitoring of transmission lines: enhancing grid reliability’, ‘Underground MV cable health indexing’, and ‘Open innovation: driving transformation in the power sector’.
The challenge provides these innovators an opportunity to present their ideas to industry experts and will receive mentoring sessions to help them enhance the feasibility and scalability of their proposals. Additionally, the top 3 finalists will also receive cash prizes worth PKR 3 million total, and the possibility of a B2B contract with KE to implement the projects.
Commenting on the occasion, Moonis Alvi – CEO K-Electric said, “EPIC 2025 underscores KE’s unwavering commitment to a forward-looking, innovation-driven power sector. By providing a collaborative platform for fresh perspectives, we aim to harness cutting-edge solutions that push the boundaries of technology and shape a sustainable energy future. Through this challenge, we invite diverse participation from across Pakistan, ensuring that the brightest ideas help transform the nation’s power landscape. EPIC 2025 will harness the transformative power of innovation, and we encourage young minds to seize this opportunity to drive meaningful progress.”
Elated at the launch of EPIC, Sadia Dada – Chief Distribution & Marcomms Officer at K-Electric stated, “At K-Electric, we believe that groundbreaking solutions are powered by creativity, collaboration, and diversity. EPIC 2025 is our platform to cultivate groundbreaking ideas that address the evolving energy needs of tomorrow. By welcoming a wide range of perspectives from across Pakistan, we aim to foster a culture of progress that promotes sustainability, efficiency, and inclusivity in the power sector. We look forward to seeing the transformative solutions this challenge will inspire.”
For more information and to apply, visit www.innovation.ke.com.pk. The last date for submissions is April 11, 2025.
ABOUT K-ELECTRIC:
K-Electric (KE) is a public listed company incorporated in Pakistan in 1913 as KESC. Privatized in 2005, KE is the only vertically integrated power utility in Pakistan supplying electricity to Karachi and its adjoining areas. The majority shares (66.4%) of the Company are owned by KES Power, a consortium of investors including Al-Jomaih Power Limited of Saudi Arabia, National Industries Group (Holding), Kuwait, and the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund (IGCF). The Government of Pakistan is also a shareholder (24.36%) in the Company while the remaining are listed as free float shares
