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- Power minister calls energy theft main shock to economic system.
- Says apolitical members deputed in Discos to verify pilferage
- Expresses hope that theft will quickly be down by extra 40%.
FAISALABAD: Claiming that the ability theft disaster was now beneath management, Federal Minister of Energy (Power Division) Awais Leghari introduced that vital measures had been underway to offer aid to customers, state media reported.
“An motion plan is on the anvil to introduce dependable reforms to the ability sector to minimise line losses, convey down the price of manufacturing and move its advantages on to customers,” the minister instructed a gathering on the workplace of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO).
Leghari’s remarks come after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif final week reiterated the federal government’s resolve to sort out energy points, together with the prevention of energy pilferage, lowering line losses, and enhancing the ability distribution firms (Discos) throughout the nation.
The PM on August 18 directed the minister and secretary of the ability division to coordinate with the provinces regarding halting electrical energy theft, efficiency of Discos and different issues of the sector.
During the assembly, Leghari acknowledged that, beneath the prime minister’s particular directives, the electrical energy theft disaster had been reined in via revolutionary reforms, and hoped that pilferage would quickly be diminished by a further 40%.
Terming energy theft as a serious shock to the nationwide economic system, Leghari famous that the federal government had taken daring steps to handle this concern.
He additionally instructed the assembly that apolitical and unbiased members had been appointed to the Boards of Directors (BODs) of distribution firms (Discos) to fight energy theft and improve shopper providers.
Leghari added that Discos had been granted autonomy to take care of electrical energy theft, with neutral actions to be taken towards violators.
Lauding the efficiency of FESCO, he emphasised that energy theft had been plaguing the entire nation concern and that the federal government was dedicated to controlling it with an iron head.
The minister directed FESCO officers and workers to diligently work in direction of eliminating energy pilferage completely and sustainably, in addition to guaranteeing recoveries.
“Electricity customers have been granted a aid of Rs45 billion in collaboration with the Punjab authorities to assist ease invoice funds,” Leghari stated, whereas urging FESCO officers to maximise services for customers.
Earlier, Engineer Muhammad Amir, CEO of FESCO, offered the corporate’s total efficiency, revealing that over 11,000 instances of energy theft had been detected since September 2023, with 8,300 people apprehended.
Amir additionally reported that 5 FESCO workers had been arrested and 27 others suspended pending inquiries, including, whereas fines amounting to 27.16 million items, valued at Rs.847.88 million, had additionally been imposed on energy pilferers.
The assembly was additionally attended by Federal Secretary for Energy Dr Muhammad Fakhar Alam Irfan, Chairman PPMC Saqib Jamal, Chairman FECO BoD Umar Farooq, and board members Amir Zia and Mohtarma Zoi Khursheed Khan.
