Power bill defaulters cough up Rs1m

Hazara circle teams, police check various areas, replace 45 defective metres

PESHAWAR:

The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) recovered Rs1.24 million from defaulters in Abbottabad and Haripur districts during ongoing efforts to recover arrears, a spokesperson shared on Tuesday.

He said that Hazara circle teams along with Pesco and the police checked various areas and replaced 45 defective metres on the spot.

The operation against power stealers intensified in the province while the spokesperson maintained that it will continue till achieving the desired results.

He said power theft not only causes financial losses and overloading of the power distribution system.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th, 2021.