KARACHI: Managing director K-Electric on Wednesday called on Sindh’s Energy Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh to discuss matters pertaining to power in Karachi, ARY News reported.
As per details, MD K-Electric called on Imtiaz Shaikh, Sindh’s minister for Energy at his office and apprised him about the load-shedding, line losses and electricity shortfall in the city.
“Currently K-Electric (KE) is facing shortfall of 600 megawatts (MW),” the MD K-Electric said.
Mr Shaikh was informed that the 300 megawatts will be added to the system of K-Electric from Hub and Gharo soon.
The minister directed K-Electric’s MD to address masses complaints regarding over-billing and other issues that are being faced by them in Karachi.
He also directed K-Electric to make sure to end load-shedding by the Holy month of Ramazan Sharif.
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On the other hand, K-Electric‘s crackdown against electricity thieves and defaulters is gaining momentum in Karachi.
Back in the month of December, KE’s spokesperson in his statement had said, the vigilance teams had removed PMTs from city’s areas of Kosar Niazi colony and North Nazimabad, in their latest action against defaulters and electricity thieves in the metropolis.
“PMTs were removed from the areas over nonpayment of bills amounting rs124million,” the spokesperson of K-Electric said in his statement.
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