Ghani slams KE for punishing Karachiites with overbilling, loadshedding

“The problem of [power outages] is out of our management as KE’s insurance policies are past our comprehension. You can not punish a complete society for an individual,” Ghani mentioned addressing a press convention in Karachi.

“It’s best to determine the one that steals electrical energy, lodge an FIR towards them, and lower their electrical energy provide reasonably than suspending energy provide to the complete space,” he maintained.

The minister mentioned invoice payers needed to bear the onus of losses confronted by the utility firm due to electrical energy theft by paying inflated payments. He mentioned it was specified within the regulation that what division would cost what taxes.

“I’ve by no means inspired electrical energy theft and acknowledge that no institute can present electrical energy by spending cash from its personal pocket. Nonetheless, why those not concerned in theft ought to endure loadshedding,” he questioned.

Calling collective punishment “inhumane”, he demanded the KE to offer uninterrupted energy provide to those actually paying the payments.

Ghani mentioned folks ought to pay invoice for water, however he couldn’t lower their provide if they didn’t pay the invoice.

Karachi has been sweltering through the previous few days with excessive temperatures anticipated to persist. Amid an increase in mercury, the residents are additionally punished with unannounced energy outages and elevated durations of loadshedding.

The event comes only a day after a high-level assembly was held Friday between the Sindh authorities and KE to debate energy provide and loadshedding in Karachi, a press release from the corporate mentioned.

In the course of the assembly, it was determined to kind a joint committee consisting of the representatives of the Sindh authorities and Okay-Electrical to handle loadshedding and different problems with town.