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 […]
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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 […]
IESCO, LESCO, and FESCO BoDs Reconstitution: Power Division Seeks PM’s Approval
ISLAMABAD: Before requesting final approval from the federal cabinet, Power Division requested permission from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the reconstitution of the Boards of Directors (BoDs) of the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), and Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO). Before bringing the summary to the federal cabinet for consideration/final […]
Load Shedding will be Finished by tonight from All over Pakistan
At a news conference in Islamabad, Khan stated, “We would restore the system between Maghrib and Isha, today.” He told the public that an inquiry panel had been assembled to look into the situation and that it will provide a report in five days. The breakdown caused a shortfall of 8,000 megawatts, but the minister […]
NEPRA Received 12,436 Complaints Against LESCO and other DISCOs
ISLAMABAD, 10 OCT. During the previous fiscal year 2021–2022, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) Consumer Affairs Department (CAD) received a total of 12,436 complaints against various power distribution companies (DISCOs) and the National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC). According to official sources at the electricity regulator, out of all complaints received, about 11,807 have […]
Who sets the Electricity Unit Price? LESCO vs Government
As citizens across Pakistan expressed their concerns over excessive electricity bills, power companies in the country are once again under scrutiny. After receiving a significant amount of negative feedback on social media, Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) and Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) released a statement on their Twitter profiles outlining how Fuel Charge Adjustments […]