The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Friday disconnected power supply to the main office of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) over nonpayment of its huge overdue power bills.
“We cut power supply to the CDA office after its outstanding dues crossed millions of rupees. We had served notices on the civic agency to pay their dues or face action,” an official said.
The official said the company would disconnect electricity supply to all the offices of the CDA, including old navel complex and the building near Melody Market housing the main offices of the civic body if it failed to clear the bills. In the past, the CDA used to make payments timely, but now the civic body was facing a financial crunch, an official of the civic agency said.
When contacted, CDA spokesman Ramzan Sajid confirmed that the IESCO had disconnected power supply to the authority owing to its outstanding dues. He disclosed that total dues of the IECO currently were Rs 223 million. He pointed out the CDA had started making payment of the IESCO bills, adding Rs 57 million would be paid to the IESCO next month . He, however, pointed out that major portion of the outstanding dues pertained to street lights.
Meanwhile, the CDA high-ups assured the IESCO of paying the dues as soon as possible on which the power supply was restored to the civic agency’s office.
