PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has disconnected electricity supply to four high-loss transformers in Peshawar over power theft and non-payment of outstanding dues. The action was taken following directives from PESCO Chief Akhtar Hameed Khan. According to a PESCO spokesperson, a special enforcement team of Peshawar Circle carried out the operation and disconnected three transformers in Garhi Ghulam Rasool and one on Pakha Ghulam feeder. The four transformers collectively have outstanding electricity dues amounting to Rs820 million, while consumers in the areas were also reportedly involved in power theft through an illegal connections, causing substantial losses to the national exchequer. The spokesperson said that electricity supply to the disconnected transformers would only be restored after the clearance of all outstanding dues. APP
PESCO has intensified its crackdown on high-loss areas as part of its efforts to curb electricity theft, recover outstanding bills and improve the overall financial health of the power distribution company.
