The K-Electric continues to streamline and further enhance its power distribution network by installing Aerial Bundled Cables (ABC) under its flagship Community Development Project ‘Ujala’ in various communities.
A spokesman said on Saturday that the utility has so far transformed different communities through the installation of ABC, new transformers and low-cost connections.
He was of the view that the KE has successfully converted more than 104 loss-incurring PMTs on Aerial Bundled Cables (ABC) last week, taking the total tally to more than 800 PMTs and positively impacting the lives of more than 160,000 people.
The K-Electric also conducted a massive kunda-removal drive in Korangi where almost 3,700 KG of illegal wires and kundas (1,800 illegal connections) were pulled down and confiscated. This was the first time ever a kunda drive confiscated illegal wires and cables of this scale. Many communities in Lines Area, Liaquatabad, Ghazdarabad, Rehmat Chowk, Altaf Town and Kemari, which were previously infested with illegal connections and fault ratio was quite high, are now power theft-free with a minimal fault ratio.
The KE spokesman maintained that this flagship project was helping the K-Electric impact the lives of residents positively, by providing them with more stable, reliable supply of electricity.
`We engage with the community through medical and health camps, such as the one that was recently held in Machar Colony where almost 300 people were treated for a free medical check-up at the camp. The KE also highlighted the disadvantages of using illegal cables for theft to these residents and provided them a one-stop shop where they can avail new and subsidized connections on the spot’.
The K-Electric launched its flagship community development project `Ujala’ earlier this year, with an estimated investment of Rs 5 billion to empower the lives of over 1 million people residing in 200 communities across its network. The utility has pledged to help improve the reliability of power of these communities while boosting socioeconomic activities through sustainable development initiatives.
