Following the declaration of Peshawar as a load-shedding-free district, the provincial task force has taken a significant stride by extending the status to 16 feeders across the city. In the upcoming days, most feeders in other districts, where recovery from non-paying consumers and the illegal use of electricity has been effectively curbed, are expected to be declared load-shedding-free as well.
Over the past four months, the task force has successfully recovered Rs1.5 billion from defaulting consumers in Peshawar. Acknowledging this achievement, tributes were paid to Commissioner Peshawar Division, CCP Peshawar, and Pesco Chief for their effective operations and the milestone of declaring Peshawar’s 16 feeders as load-shedding-free.
Muhammad Abid Majeed, the head of the Provincial Task Force for Energy and Additional Chief Secretary of Home & Tribal Affairs, expressed these views during the 8th session of the Provincial Task Force. The meeting, attended by divisional commissioners, Regional Police Officers, Deputy Secretary of the Energy Department Ijaz Khan, and PESCO Chief Executive Engineer Akhtar Hameed, highlighted the collaborative efforts to enhance electricity management in the province.
CEO PESCO Engineer Akhtar Hameed highlighted the task force’s success in recovering dues and preventing electricity misuse, amounting to billions of rupees within a short span of four months. The campaign targeted 78 out of 99 feeders in Peshawar, resulting in a significant reduction in line losses, increased recovery targets, and the declaration of 16 feeders as load-shedding-free zones.
While concerns were raised about load shedding in 17 feeders in Mardan, Commissioner Mardan’s commendable recovery of Rs2.6 billion was acknowledged.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 6th, 2024.
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