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Govt working on policy to cut power supply to bill defaulters in bid to exempt paying consumers from load-shedding.
Govt working on policy to cut power supply to bill defaulters in bid to exempt paying consumers from load-shedding. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The government is working on a policy to cut the power supply to electricity bill defaulters in a bid to exempt paying consumers from load-shedding, Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said on Thursday.
Load-shedding will increase in areas marked by high power leakages and low recovery of bills, he told reporters in a briefing at Tarbela dam.
“In the coming summer, the government will bring power cuts down to six to eight hours,” Ali added.
The minister said the government had cut the power supply to an area of Bannu where power losses stood at 99.9%, but the residents of the locality hijacked the power station in a bid to restore electricity.
The government will provide a total subsidy of Rs240 billion this year, of which Rs142 billion to Rs147 billion would be provided to the power sector, he said.
Ali said the government was working on several hydroelectric projects which would add 2,000-2,500MW to the national grid this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2014.
The government is working on a policy to cut the power supply to electricity bill defaulters in a bid to exempt paying consumers from load-shedding, Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said on Thursday.
Load-shedding will increase in areas marked by high power leakages and low recovery of bills, he told reporters in a briefing at Tarbela dam.
“In the coming summer, the government will bring power cuts down to six to eight hours,” Ali added.
The minister said the government had cut the power supply to an area of Bannu where power losses stood at 99.9%, but the residents of the locality hijacked the power station in a bid to restore electricity.
The government will provide a total subsidy of Rs240 billion this year, of which Rs142 billion to Rs147 billion would be provided to the power sector, he said.
Ali said the government was working on several hydroelectric projects which would add 2,000-2,500MW to the national grid this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2014.