LESCO overbilling consumers to cover a Rs9 billion deficit. This decision has raised concerns among consumers about electricity co...
The Lahore Electric Company has once again decided to overbill the electricity consumers to the tune of billions of rupees, reported 24NewsHD TV channel Wednesday.
According to sources, in this regard, the company tasked field officers to achieve line loss targets based on the last year.The overbilling of Rs9 billion will have to be done to achieve the set targets for July, sources added.The company recorded 12.9 percent line losses on overbilling of about one billion units last year.
It should be mentioned here that on the directives of Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, a crackdown was carried out to end over-billing.This month, the company gave field officers a target of 11.9 percent line losses, sources said.Reducing line losses by up to six percent can only be achieved by overbilling, LESCO sources said.
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