Mass default: K-P consumers owe Rs80 billion to PESCO
Haq said load-shedding will be proportional to the percentage of bills paid by people of a particular area
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HANGU:
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) Chief Executive Anwarul Haq has said the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have defaulted on the payment of electricity arrears worth Rs80 billion. He was speaking to journalists during a visit to Hangu on Saturday.
“The areas where there is only 20% recovery will be subjected to 20 hours of load-shedding,” he warned. “However, there will be no load-shedding in those areas where the recovery is 70%.”
The chief executive said the K-P government is providing assistance to eradicate the “kunda culture” and action would be taken against the culprits.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 27th, 2016.
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) Chief Executive Anwarul Haq has said the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have defaulted on the payment of electricity arrears worth Rs80 billion. He was speaking to journalists during a visit to Hangu on Saturday.
Other senior officials, including chief engineer Iqbal Marwat, were also present on this occasion. Haq said load-shedding will be proportional to the percentage of bills paid by people of a particular area.
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“The areas where there is only 20% recovery will be subjected to 20 hours of load-shedding,” he warned. “However, there will be no load-shedding in those areas where the recovery is 70%.”
According to Haq, people to pay their bills and avoid illegal kunda connections instead of protesting against prolonged power outages.
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The chief executive said the K-P government is providing assistance to eradicate the “kunda culture” and action would be taken against the culprits.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 27th, 2016.