Company · Analysis · 29 Oct 2026
DESCO: back to a Tk 442m profit in FY2026, but a 5.5% system loss, Tk 37.9bn of on-lent foreign loans and a qualified audit decide what shareholders keep
Dhaka Electricity Supply earned a spread of Tk 0.86 per kWh on 7,445 MkWh in FY2026 and returned to profit (EPS Tk 1.01) as the taka held against the dollar; three quantified audit qualifications that would cut equity equal 32% of its capital and reserves.
Dhaka Electricity Supply PLC (DESCO; formerly Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited) distributes electricity in the north of Dhaka. It buys all its power from the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) at a bulk tariff set by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), pays Power Grid…