MEPCO recovers Rs1.16 billion from defaulters

MULTAN: The Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has recovered Rs1.16 billion from 472,739 defaulters across the region during January.

A MEPCO spokesperson that during an ongoing operation against defaulters, the company’s teams recovered Rs248.5 million from 93,636 defaulters and disconnected power connections of 6,901 over nonpayment of Rs74.4 million outstanding dues in Multan.

Similarly, Rs44.9 million was recovered from 19,505 defaulters in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rs147.7 million from 74,379 defaulters in Vehari, Rs118.5 million from 47,281 defaulters in Bahawalpur, Rs79.8 million from 26,230 defaulters in Sahiwal, Rs155.2million from 53,109 defaulters in Rahim Yar Khan, Rs171.6 million from 73,637 defaulters in Muzaffargarh, Rs255.3 million from 53,899 defaulters in Bahawalnagar and Rs97 million outstanding against 37,964 defaulters in Khanewal.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 31^st, 2020.