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December 28, 2024

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Overcharging by power companies is unacceptable at any cost, Chief Minister Shehbaz warns

Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting on the performance of Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) on December 28, 2024. — APP Strict action to be taken against officer involved in overcharging: PM Premier says all resources should be used to achieve Nepra’s goals. He expresses concern over the delay in the appointment of CEOs in Discos. Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said overcharging by electricity distribution companies was unacceptable and strict action would be taken against officers involved in such practices. The Chief Minister made the remarks while presiding over a review meeting on the performance of

July 9, 2024

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Massive overcharging prompts the government to revert to the previous billing method

The federal government has decided to abolish the proportional electricity charging system and return to the previous charging method. Sources revealed that electricity distribution companies had secretly implemented the pro-rata system since March, leading to widespread overcharging issues. Last month, it was revealed that over 0.3 million electricity consumers were moved out of the protected category and had to pay inflated electricity bills in June due to a new pricing system introduced by distribution companies (DISCOs) on the orders of the Ministry of Power. Reading New electricity tariffs: How much will your bill increase? However, this new system resulted in

December 21, 2023

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Minister defends the overpricing of DISCOs

Islamabad: The caretaker power minister has stepped in to defend corrupt electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) over allegations of inflated consumer bills and rejected a report by the power sector regulator. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Power Minister Mohammad Ali claimed that the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) used incorrect data in its report on overcharging, insisting that 10 million electricity consumers were not overcharged. However, CEOs of DISCOs had recently admitted that their customers were over-indebted. design: mohsin alam In addition, the regulator used data from DISCOs which also revealed that customers were getting inflated monthly bills in a bid

December 20, 2023

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Arguments against overcharging were dismissed

Islamabad: Rejecting the Power Department’s counter-narrative of an overpricing report, the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said its findings are based on data provided by the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs), which acknowledge that overpricing has taken place. In a public hearing to make amendments to the Consumer Service Manual, various stakeholders rejected the proposed amendments, including an emergency charge of Rs15,000 to Rs30,000 for installation of a new meter, 14% surcharge on consumer bill installments, restrictions and penalties for multiple connections in one space and higher penalties in case of detection of a slow or defective meter, electricity theft, etc.

December 5, 2023

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Raza Rabbani seeks action against Discos for malpractices of overcharging

“Companies are ripping off live users through inflated accounts,” he says. strongly condemns fleecing from discos Senator Raza Rabbani speaks during a joint session of the Majlis-e-Shoora on February 8, 2023. — NNI “Nepra’s investigation revealed the mother of all scams,” says Rabbani. The senator says the report’s findings amounted to criminal activity. It requests that the overcharged amount be adjusted on the consumer’s accounts. ISLAMABAD: Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday slammed the Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) for indulging in the “gross malpractices” of overcharging consumers by up to 100%, an inquiry report found. On Monday, the National Electricity

December 4, 2023

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KE, other Discos to face ‘legal action’ for overcharging millions

Energy providers were found to have overcharged millions of consumers between July and August A FESCO worker fixes a line on a power pole on December 19, 2022. — APP Millions of consumers were overcharged from July to August. The discos exceeded the 30-day billing cycle, breaking the law. They also failed to replace the faulty meter in time. ISLAMABAD: The National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday decided to take legal action against K-Electric (KE) and other power companies after it was found that they were overcharging millions of consumers, Geo News mentionted. “Legal proceedings against all Distribution Companies

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