FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) caught 2271 power pilferers during last 26 days and imposed a fine of over Rs.278.6 million for stealing electricity in various areas of the company during the ongoing special anti-power theft drive.
Spokesman Tahir Sheikh said here on Tuesday that over 6.359 million detection units were charged. A sum of over Rs.106.6 million was also recovered from defaulters.
He said that 2183 cases were registered against power theft in various police stations whereas the police also arrested 1632 pilferers so far. He further said that FESCO teams detected electricity theft at 803 points in Faisalabad district and imposed a fine of Rs.96.8 million on them under the head of 2.136 million detection units.
In Jhang district, the FESCO teams caught 212 electricity thieves and imposed a fine of Rs.33.9 million under 797,000 detection units.
Similarly, 230 cases of electricity theft were detected in Bhakkar district and the company fined them Rs.29.7 million under 795,000 detection units. He further said that 275 electricity thieves were caught from Chiniot district and they were fined Rs.26.6 million under 795,000 detection units.
In Khushab district, 63 consumers were found involved in electricity theft and they were fined Rs.9.1 million for 173,000 detection units.
FESCO teams also caught 247 power pilferers from Mianwali and they were fined Rs.24.3 million for 512,000 detection units.
In Sargodha district, 245 cases of electricity theft were detected and a fine of Rs.29 million was imposed on them under 600,000 detection units.
FESCO teams also caught 170 electricity thieves from Toba Tek Singh district and imposed a fine of Rs.23.4 million for 455,000 detection units.