IESCO Cracks Down on Electricity Theft Across Multiple Regions

CEO IESCO Muhammad Naeem jan said that actions against electricity thieves and their facilitators across Islamabad, Rawalpindi City, Rawalpindi Cantt, Jhelum, Attock, and Chakwal circles without any discrimination are continue. During September 2024, IESCO’s detection teams checked more than 93,000 meters across the region. A total of 288 individuals were caught using direct electricity supply, while 28 meters were found tampered. Based on direct electricity supply and tampered meters, IESCO’s detection teams imposed fines exceeding 25.83 million rupees on the respective consumers, and police arrested 33 electricity thieves. He further said that since the start of the anti-electricity theft campaign in September 2023, fines exceeding 715.2 million rupees have been imposed on 14,804 electricity thieves in IESCO region, and 2,020 thieves have been arrested by police. Chief Executive also requested consumers to support IESCO in the anti-electricity theft campaign and report any electricity theft to SDO offices or IESCO helpline number 118 so timely action can be taken.

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