In particular, Mohsin Naqvi issued an order to take nondiscriminatory action against individuals who overbill in Pakistan, stating that overbilling will never be accepted.
In addition to ordering the FIA officers to combat overbilling and power thieves with 100% efficiency, he also gave the order to step up the crackdown on electricity thieves.
In its report, Power Division revealed that it collects an additional Rs 225 billion in electricity bills annually from Pakistani local industries. This is a crucial point to note.
Industry subsidies for protected consumers totaling Rs 225 billion have been reported by Power Division sources.
Sector insiders claim that companies are presently bearing a heavy load since their bills for electricity are higher than what they should be.
A lot of industries are no longer competitive in the market because of this extra financial load.
Officials stated that in an effort to lighten the load on businesses, the federal government considered a plan to subsidize protected consumers via the Social Security Program.
Yesterday, however, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team was investigating overbilling, and the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) “barred” its revenue officers from testifying before them.
Despite being summoned on April 9, the power utility’s revenue officers have not appeared before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), according to sources, indicating that tensions between the two agencies still exist.
