Kot Adu - Industry

Industry

Kot Adu is a prominent commercial and industrial City in the Punjab province, it is connected by road a rail with Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta, and Faisalabad also by air from Multan International Airport and Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport to all Pakistan airports.

Main Industries include:

  • Power Stations
    • Kot Adu Power Company (KAPCO)
    • Lal-Peer Thermal Power Station
  • Pak Arab Oil Refinery (PARCO)
  • sugar Mills
    • Sheikhoo Sugar Mill
    • Fatima Sugar Mill

Beside these, Cotton factories; foundries; cotton, woolen and silk textile mills; flour, and oil mills are also located in this region. It is famous for its handicrafts (Kundar work), and cottage industries.

The first totally professional Information Technology center was introduced in 2002 named I.TECH which then also opened a branch in Dubai in 2006, U.A.E is it a prominent institution in that region which mainly focus on web designing and development. also there are many other institutions contributing towards the education of Information Technology. It is clear from the interest of people that this region need some Great Government I.T institution. In November 2009 Government of Pakistan also opened a Great Technical College named LAL-MEER technical college in the Union of kot Adu. This Progress in the favor of the region.

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