Following a periodic assessment of the network, 71% of the city remains exempt from load-shedding under the schedule published by K-Electric, effective immediately, a press release of the power utility said.
The schedule, which is publicly available on the company's website and KE Live app, is based on a review of KE's network of 2,000 feeders for electricity theft and non-payment of bills, which form the basis for loadshedding. The last review was conducted in March 2023.
Spokesperson KE clarified that "71% of KE's network continues to receive uninterrupted power supply. These are areas where bills are paid on time and electricity theft is low. The remaining areas include regions where up to 90% of electricity is stolen and bills against actual consumption are unpaid. Areas with this profile account for about 25% of the network and receive 14 hours of electricity supply every day."
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2023.
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