Questions and answers: Concerns voiced over new electricity meters

Contend that the new meters could have a role to play in the high electricity bill


Our Correspondent October 13, 2015
Contend that the new meters could have a role to play in the high electricity bill

PESHAWAR:


Member of the standing committee on Water and Power have raised questions over the newly-acquired meters that run when sunlight falls on them, even if there is no electricity.


Speaking at a meeting at Wapda House Peshawar on Tuesday, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) MNA Molana Gohar Shah complained about hefty electricity bills despite prolonged load-shedding in the region. He added the new meters could have a role to play in the high electricity bills. The digital meters start running when sunlight falls on them, said Shah. “The meters work even when there is no electricity.”

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A series of directives were issued to the minister of water and power to conduct an enquiry on the newly-purchased meters and its features. National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water and Power President Dr Ghazi Gulab Jamal, member of National Assembly Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub, member of Committee Junaid Akbar, and representatives from Wapda and Pesco were also present at the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2015.

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