Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that several provincial departments were defaulters of electricity bills worth billions of rupees.
Replying to a question on behalf of minister for Water and Power in the National Assembly, he, however, said that the Ministry had also succeeded to recover bills from some departments but several institutions were still among the defaulters.
Giving an example, the minister said that electricity connection of WASA Haiderabad was disconnected due to nonpayment of more than Rs 1 billion but that the said department succeeded in getting a stay order and its connection was ultimately restored.
He admitted that some institutions were also involved in extravagant consumption of electricity.
Replying to another question, Abbasi informed the House that 25-30 small dams were being constructed in various provinces. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the provinces were jointly executing the projects of small dams, he added.
