New Delhi: A 3-year-old toddler has been booked Electricity theft in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after lodging an FIR against the minor, as reported by ARY News.
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) submitted the application complaint, resulting in an FIR against the minor. The child was produced before the Additional Sessions Judge, where his legal representative confirmed that the judge dismissed the case after receiving an affidavit. Officials from WAPDA and PESCO expressed uncertainty about the child’s involvement in the alleged crime.
This incident comes on the heels of a major revelation last month, where energy was stolen within Energy distribution companies The distribution companies reportedly caused a loss of PKR 438 billion to the national exchequer. The sources indicated that these losses constituted a large portion of the total annual bills amounting to PKR 723 billion.
The power department has identified the lowest-performing distribution companies, highlighting companies in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Peshawar, Quetta and tribal areas in its records. On April 7, the Punjab Energy Ministry raised concerns about power distribution companies charging government institutions excessive fees, which it saw as a burden on the provincial exchequer.
The ministry pointed out that Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (ESCO) were charging excessive fees on… government departments.
The department stated that there are more than 102,000 electrical connections in various departments of the governorate, with a large discrepancy between the actual consumption and the billed amounts. For FY 2022-23, the district administrations consumed electricity worth over PKR 1.91 billion but were billed at PKR 76 billion.
In response to this problem, the federal government agreed to deploy Federal Investigating Officers (FIA) to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to reduce energy theft and promote revenue recovery. This measure was in line with the demands of the International Monetary Fund, according to what was reported by ARY News.
(With agency inputs)
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) submitted the application complaint, resulting in an FIR against the minor. The child was produced before the Additional Sessions Judge, where his legal representative confirmed that the judge dismissed the case after receiving an affidavit. Officials from WAPDA and PESCO expressed uncertainty about the child’s involvement in the alleged crime.
This incident comes on the heels of a major revelation last month, where energy was stolen within Energy distribution companies The distribution companies reportedly caused a loss of PKR 438 billion to the national exchequer. The sources indicated that these losses constituted a large portion of the total annual bills amounting to PKR 723 billion.
The power department has identified the lowest-performing distribution companies, highlighting companies in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Peshawar, Quetta and tribal areas in its records. On April 7, the Punjab Energy Ministry raised concerns about power distribution companies charging government institutions excessive fees, which it saw as a burden on the provincial exchequer.
The ministry pointed out that Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (ESCO) were charging excessive fees on… government departments.
The department stated that there are more than 102,000 electrical connections in various departments of the governorate, with a large discrepancy between the actual consumption and the billed amounts. For FY 2022-23, the district administrations consumed electricity worth over PKR 1.91 billion but were billed at PKR 76 billion.
In response to this problem, the federal government agreed to deploy Federal Investigating Officers (FIA) to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to reduce energy theft and promote revenue recovery. This measure was in line with the demands of the International Monetary Fund, according to what was reported by ARY News.
(With agency inputs)
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