ISLAMABAD: The federal government has waived August electricity bills for consumers affected by floods, sources in the Power Division confirmed to Geo News on Friday.
Flash floods killed at least 1,037 people and injured 1,067 across Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority’s data from June to October.
The decision — approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — applied to all categories of domestic consumers, the sources added.
Those who have already paid their August bills will receive adjustments through their respective distribution companies, including Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) and others.
The sources further said that bills of non-domestic consumers, including commercial and other categories, have not been waived but deferred for four months. They have been allowed to clear their pending bills in six instalments.