IESCO catches 2,867 meters on account of power pilferage in July.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) operations, M and T and surveillance teams have detected 2,867 meters on account of power pilferage in July during routine checking.

The IESCO teams carried out checking of meters in various circles of the company and found that electricity was being stolen from 2867 meters in different ways, told the IESCO spokesperson.

The consumers were fined more than Rs 26.48 million by charging 1.33 million units to them for power pilferage, he said.

He said that FIRs have also been filed in different police stations against the power thieves for further legal process.

Chief Executive IESCO Dr. Muhammad Amjad Khan appreciated the work of all field formations and said that our target was complete elimination of power thieves and their facilitators from IESCO region.

Power thieves were causing irreparable damage to the economy and development of the country and...