57 power pilferers were arrested by Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) in various operations that were launched around South Punjab in a single day, a MEPCO official reported on Wednesday. A total of 78,783 electrical units were stolen during MEPCO teams’ raids with task forces in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, […]
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246 Power Pilferers Nabbed During Last Week {MEPCO}
According to a MEPCO official on Thursday, 246 power thieves were caught during different operations carried out across South Punjab last week. Over 246,000 electrical units were stolen during MEPCO teams’ raids with task forces in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan. According to Mepco official sources, a fine […]
WAPDA Announced Inflows-Outflows Position In Rivers and Reservoirs
PESHAWAR: The Tarbela, Mangla, and Chashma river inflow and outflow positions, as well as the levels of the reservoirs and the barrages, have all been released by the Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The inflows and outflows of the River Indus at Tarbela were 28,900 cusecs and 45,000 cusecs, while those of the River […]
LESCO Workers Demand Regularization {Strike Call}
LAHORE: This Government has been urged by the All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers’ Union to regularise the staff members who have been working well on a contract basis for years. In front of LESCO Headquarters Queen Road, hundreds of employees from Grid, Line, Ministerial, and Accounts met to discuss this. In support of their […]
WAPDA Internship Program 2023
For recent graduates looking to add professional experience to their portfolios in order to better meet the demands of the market, WAPDA is providing a paid intern program with a national scope. The Program seeks to offer young people a fun and engaging opportunity to train on the job, obtain practical work experience, and learn […]
XWDiscos Seek Rs 2.10 Per Unit Hike in KE Tariff
ISLAMABAD – The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has received petitions requesting an increase in tariff for ex-Wapda Power Distribution Companies (XWDiscos) and KE by Rs 2.10 per unit and Re0.5087 per unit, respectively. As a result, electricity consumers are likely to experience another price increase. The ex-Wapda Power Distribution Companies (XWDiscos) have petitioned […]
NEPRA Urged GEPCO, LESCO to Resolve Complaints {Open Kutchery}
Islamabad: Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) and Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) have come under fire from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for failing to address customer complaints. These concerns were brought up at an online open Kutchery chaired by members KP Maqsood Anwar Khan and Chairman’s NEPRA Tauseef H Farooqi. Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of […]
No More Load Shedding in Lahore {LESCO Official Said}
LAHORE: LESCO has stated that load shedding will be temporarily suspended in Lahore after a major decline in demand for electricity following the expected change in the climate. It wouldn’t be wrong if we say that it is due to the weather, not LESCO. According to sources at LESCO, the decision was taken after a […]
Senate Body Tasked with Accelerating the Privatisation of LESCO
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization argued that Lahore Electric Supply Company Limited’s privatisation process needed to be accelerated (LESCO). On Tuesday at Parliament House, the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization was held. The meeting was presided over by Senator Shamim Afridi. The Privatization Commission Annual Report and briefings on the Land […]
Saylani is Starting Fund to Assist Poors Who can not Pay Electricity Bills
A revolutionary fund named the “Saylani Electricity Bill Support Fund” has been created by the nonprofit Saylani Welfare International Trust to help locals who are having trouble paying their expensive electricity bills. The NGO declared in a statement released on Tuesday that “rising fuel prices and the withdrawal of subsidies in the last year has […]