Punjab

Power pilferage: Illegal mini grid station recovered

XEN told The Express Tribune that Basheer Ahmad had set up a mini grid station in his house.

Our Correspondent December 23, 2013

XEN told The Express Tribune that Basheer Ahmad had set up a mini grid station in his house. PHOTO: FILE

BAHALWALPUR: An illegal mini grid station was discovered near Rahim Yar Khan, where a man was found to be supplying electricity to several houses in the village. He was arrested.

As part of the government’s crackdown on electricity pilferage, a Multan Electricity and Power Company team raided a house in Chak 54-P. The team was supervised by Executive Engineer (XEN) Insaaf Ali.

The XEN told The Express Tribune that Basheer Ahmad, the owner of the house, had set up a mini grid station in the house.

Two other men, identified as Ejaz Ahmad and Mumtaz Ahmad, were also caught stealing electricity from Mepco direct connections.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 23^rd, 2013.