Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Muhammad Naeem Jan has said that the company operation, M&T and surveillance teams checked over 114,144 meters and arrested 315 consumers involved in power pilferage. Sharing the details, he said that over Rs 26 million fine was also imposed on the concerned consumers while 30 electricity thieves were arrested by police. Muhammad Naeem Jan also informed that during the ongoing anti power theft and recovery operation, since September 2023, 14,479 electricity thieves were caught by IECO teams besides imposing fine of Rs 688.4 million so far while 1,913 power pilferers were arrested by the police. Under the vision of the government and the Ministry of Energy Power Division, he said indiscriminate operations against electricity thieves and their facilitators continued in all operation circles of IESCO. The CEO reiterated that the operation would continue till complete eradication of the scourge of electricity theft from the IESCO region.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan