Islamabad Electricity Supply Company has failed to receive an amount worth Rs 12.78 b from its 197,000 defaulter consumers, which still have to pay this amount to the company as per July 2012.
Documents made available to Pakistan Today have shown that out of the197,000 defaulter consumers, 191,000 belong to the private sector, which have to pay IESCO dues in account of electricity bills worth Rs 496m for the year 2012.
Around 5,633 consumers, who failed to pay their electricity bills worth Rs 12.287 b for the year 2012, belong to the government sector.
In Islamabad, documents show, by July 2012, the total number of defaulters of electricity bills is 38,000 out of which 36,000 belong to private sector consumers of electricity and the rest 2,355 are from various government departments and ministries. IESCO covers Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal, and has such a huge number of defaulters from these particular areas, that failed to pay their electricity dues.
IESCO has to receive a huge amount worth Rs 4.291b from its consumers from all the areas it covers, out of which the government sector has to pay Rs 4.02 b and private consumers owe them Rs 271 m. From its defaulters in Rawalpindi, IESCO has to receive a total amount worth Rs 6.19 b from a total number of 66,464 defaulters, who failed to pay their electricity bills in 2012.
A total of 64,819 private consumers failed to pay their dues worth Rs 210 m to IESCO, where as 1,645 government consumers defaulted for the amount worth Rs 5.986 b.
In Chakwal 29,353 private defaulters of IESCO have to pay an amount worth Rs 63.178 m, where as IESCO has to receive an amount worth Rs 1.2 b from 618 consumers who failed to pay their dues in year 2012. The number of defaulting private consumers of IESCO from Jhelum is 27,105 who have to pay Rs 39 m and 431 government consumers have to pay Rs 4.2b in account of their electricity bills.
In Attock, 33,861 private consumers have to pay an amount worth Rs 48.2 m, where as IESCO has to receive an amount worth Rs 60.96 m from 584 government consumers.
NAB to deal with defaulters’ cases, officials providing illegal power supply
ISLAMABAD
APP
The Ministry of Water and Power, on Thursday, decided to file cases against ministry officials with the National Accountability Bureau, if they are found to be not taking action against defaulters. A review meeting of Distribution Companies (DISCOs) was held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Water and Power, Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar. The data for billing and collection for the first two months of the financial year 2012-13, was discussed and various targets were given to CEOs of DISCOs for the current year. It was emphasized that up to mark billing and full collection would ensure maximum generation and mitigation of current load shedding in the country. The decisions taken, included a provision that no officer of DISCO would have the power to order concessions or installments in the payment of a lawful bill. The supply would be disconnected forthwith for non-payment. DICSOs’ Special Recovery Drive would continue, whereby all defaulting premises will be disconnected and re-connection will only be allowed after full clearance of dues. All field officers and other functionaries of the DISCOs will be accountable for non-recovery, power theft and line losses. If necessary, officials would be booked under the Efficiency and Disciplinary Rules which could result in the imposition of a major penalty. The DISCOs have been asked to submit a report in the next meeting regarding action taken against such officials. They have been also directed to finalize all enquiries pending against the officials in any matter. It was also decided that a reward would be given to the best performing officers who would meet the recovery targets and reduction in line losses. A list of defaulters along with addresses which had previously been disconnected or to be disconnected due to default will be released to media and would also be placed on the relevant DICSOs’ website. The meeting also decided that Distribution Feeders, where recovery was less than 60% will be outsourced for bills’ collection within one month through a proper procedure.
