General Manager (Planning) Wapda Lahore Saleem Arif has said that electricity bills outstandings against consumers in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) has climbed to an alarming figure of Rs 53 billion urging the power company officials to make efforts for introduction of payment culture in the belt.
Addressing a meeting of the officials of Tribal Area Electricity Supply Company (Tesco) here at the Wapda House, The general manager said that the Tesco could not survive if payment of electricity bills is not affected in the Fata.
"The payment culture should be introduced in Fata so as to save the company from the total collapse," he remarked.
Those who attended the meeting included CEO Tesco Saeed Khan, director Headquarters Shah Nawaz Kundi, manager Operation Tesco Fata Circle Peshawar Faird Gul. "It is very strange that almost 140 million population is paying electricity bills while the consumers in Fata are not making payment," the GM Planning observed. He directed the Tesco authorities to continue survey for digging out unauthorised connections and no further new connection be provided to the consumers in Fata till the fulfilment of all formalities.
Speaking on this occasion, CEO Tesco said: "At present, each domestic consumer is using electricity of Rs 3846 per month in Fata, which is very high as compared with the consumption in settled areas."
"The main cause of high consumption is the use of unaccounted for electricity and non-payment culture in Fata," he said. The meeting also discussed the position of outstanding arrears against the permanently disconnected consumers in Federally Administered Tribal Areas and ways and means for effecting recovery.
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