ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has seized 1761 suspicious connections on account of power pilferage during January.
Sharing the details, IESCO Chief Executive Dr Muhammad Amjad Khan said IESCO’s operation, M&T and surveillance teams caught 1761 suspicious electricity meters during checking. Out of total, 1710 meters were found slow, 3 meters with holes while 49 were getting direct supply.
The consumers have been fined Rs 22.22 million for stealing electricity through slow meters and other miscellaneous sources by charging 1,142,178 units to them, he added.
He said applications have also been filed against 55 persons in the police stations for legal action.
IESCO management has requested consumers to join IESCO in this national campaign and report power theft and its supporting elements to the relevant SDO office, helpline 118 or IESCO complaint and monitoring cell Islamabad on phone No. 051-9252933 so that action could be taken against these hostile elements.