Electricity overbilling.

Byline: ASGHAR ALI ANJUM-Lahore-Boxt letter

Currently, the government is under immense pressure from the IMF to improve recoveries from the power sector to reduce the power sector Circular Debt. MOE has been continuously pursuing with DISCOs, particularly those in Punjab, to raise the recovery level well above 100%. However, one major issue is being ignored totally which is not justifiable, i.e. the rampant overbilling to industrial, tube well, commercial and bulk consumers by LESCO, GEPCO and MEPCO in particular.

Unfortunately, the concerned ministry is completely and criminally silent over the excess billing done by these Companies and the consumers are being harassed, rather tortured by these rogue field officers who have billed up to 5 lakh units to many tube wells of just 10HP. Small and medium industries (Batch 46) are being charged 10,000 to 90,000 units extra and then no bill...

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