Power theft

Line losses, theft, corruption, old equipment and incompetent management contribute to inflated electricity bills

Premier directs provinces to join campaign against power theft amid heatwave

Shehbaz says the government in no way would tolerate over-billing

Province fails to support action against rampant power theft

Discos, KE fleeced consumers, says power regulator

As many as 5,182 meters were found manipulated

The government’s ‘charitable’ approach to managing power supply is going to cost the taxpayer almost Rs600 billion.

PM stresses need to expedite the conversion of agriculture tube wells to solar energy

Billions recovered as Hesco, K-P Task Force, and Lesco recover dues

Rawalpindi district administration established enforcement committees across various tehsils to combat power pilfering

Says circular debt in power sector is Rs2,500b, and gas sector is Rs2,900b

PM warns of crackdown on ‘smuggling industry’ as Torkham border reopens

Total of 8m units of electricity theft detected so far, with 194 arrests, fines amounting to Rs35.2m

Field formations checked 5,743m, found 105m involved in electricity theft through various means

Inquiries kicked off against workers of various distribution firms

Committee chief says staff of distribution firms is complicit in this activity

FIA disconnects electric connections, seizes transformers and conductors; cases registered

Ayub urges provincial govts to play due role in tackling menace

Will extend smart metering project to cover the entire country

IESCO Operations Manager says strict action will be taken against those found involved in power theft

Senate panel says outages should be carried out in line with bill recovery rates

Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan says police, district administration to back PESCO teams

Police and special committees formed for curbing power theft proved supportive during the operation

Honest consumers may be forced to pay Rs202b to power companies

PTI leader was stealing electricity for the last 6 years, alleges WAPDA

Opposition leader in NA says people will steal electricity when they are charged five rupees instead of one

Youth complain of dearth of sports grounds in the city

Senior leader Ghulam Ahmad Bilour says PTI running its politics on the issue of power outages

This is in addition to the surcharges they are already paying

Hesco chief claims police don't lodge FIRs on company's complaints

The Ministry of Water and Power feels it is necessary to put the record straight

SCO was committed to taking stern action against power thieves across all five regions which IESCO covers

FIRs had been lodged against the power thieves

Noon Police Station provided additional personnel, vehicle and bike 

The Roshni sms service 8398 and helpline 118 is serving commendably in the entire Iesco region

Old Sukkur sub-division has 30,000 illegal connections, says official

Crackdown takes place in Peshawar, Buner

All culprits were found involved in power theft through direct line and by broken security strip of the meter

Later, they were handed over to the local police for further investigation

According to the MEPCO, the Police Department owes it Rs295,519

According to handout, the teams conducted the operation at an under-construction plaza in Sethi Town

Power ministry constituting special teams to launch countrywide crackdown

IESCO SDO (Operations) Waheedullah Khan said the power company faced a loss of over Rs0.1 million

Says government will strictly deal with people involved in illegal acts

Holds entire management responsible for systematic stealing

The factory had 36 power looms being supplied electricity from Rasoolpur and Ali Road