Energy theft crackdown: Over Rs7 bn recovered from defaulters

In accordance with the Energy Division, round Rs7.9 billion have been recovered from electrical energy thieves in 17 days. Throughout the operations throughout the nation, 2001 electrical energy thieves have been arrested and over 15,000 FIRs have been registered.

LESCO has to date recovered greater than Rs2.15 billion from electrical energy thieves and arrested 471 suspects. Throughout operations within the MEPCO area, greater than Rs1.86 billion have been recovered and 698 folks arrested.

Within the PESCO area, 372 energy thieves have been arrested, 294 in FESCO, 122 in QESCO, 43 in GEPCO and eight electrical energy thieves have been arrested within the TESCO area.

In the meantime, the federal government is getting ready to offer one other shock to the general public with big electrical energy payments by rising energy tariff as soon as once more.

The Nationwide Electrical Energy Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has determined to extend the worth of electrical energy by Rs 3.28 per unit as a part of quarterly adjustment.

The regulatory authority despatched the choice to extend the quarterly adjustment to the federal authorities, the rise in electrical energy worth shall be utilized after the approval of the federal authorities.

In case of enhance on the request despatched by Nepra, there shall be a further burden of Rs159 billion on the electrical energy shoppers.