Pakistan
Electricity losses of over Rs11 bln revealed in Mardan
Compared to Mardan, the loss of power theft in Swat is Rs2 billion.
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Mardan: Power Division Secretary Rashid Langriyal revealed that electricity worth 34 billion rupees is provided in Mardan for which Rs23 billion is received, however the annual losses of electricity are more than 11 billion rupees.
The Federal Secretary for Power Division said: “Compared to Mardan, the loss of power theft in Swat is Rs2 billion”.
Rashid Langriyal stated that three more people have been arrested for electricity theft in Islamabad Electric Supply Company (ISCO) region. More than 1000 electricity thieves have been caught in the region.
He continued to say that more than 6.5 million rupees have been fined in the actions against the electricity thieves.
On the other hand, Rs1.62 billion have been collected from electricity thieves in Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) region so far.
According to HESCO spokesperson, 315 cases have been registered against the defaulters and 31 people have been arrested.
Meanwhile, Rs1.02 billion have been recovered from electricity thieves and defaulters in Sukkur region, while 442 electricity thieves have been arrested.
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