48,489 power pilferers detected in anti-theft drive

LAHORE : The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) detected a total of 48,489 connections from where consumers were allegedly pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts — Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara — in 140 days of anti-power theft campaign.

A spokesman told the media on Saturday that Lesco submitted 48,033 FIR [first information report] applications against electricity thieves in the relevant police stations, out of which 45,268 cases were registered and 17,417 accused were arrested. Lesco so far charged a total of 68,799,505 detection units worth Rs2.675 billion [or precisely Rs2,675,116,715] to all power pilferers.

On the 140th consecutive day of the campaign, the spokesman added, Lesco teams detected 455 power pilferers and submitted 455 FIR applications with the respective police stations, out of which 183 cases were registered, while five accused were arrested. Large commercial consumers were also found involved in electricity theft during the campaign, and all of them faced disconnection of their connections. Among the severed connections were seven commercial, four agricultural and 444 domestic.

All power pilferers were charged with a total of 368,813 units as detection bill amounting to Rs11.285 million. Apprising the media about some major power pilferers, he explained that Lesco charged detection units worth Rs200,00 to an electricity pilferer in Anarkali area, Rs120,000 to a power thief in Gulshan-e-Ravi area, Rs110,000 to a consumers stealing electricity in Shahdara area, and Rs106,250 to another consumers stealing electricity in Shadbagh area.

Lesco load-shedding schedule for Sunday

In connection with maintenance and repair of electricity lines, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has issued load-shedding schedule for Sunday, January 28. According to company’s spokesman here on Saturday, power supply would remain suspended on the following feeders from 9am to 2pm on Sunday.

Feeders from Central Park Grid: Ali Haider, Madhav Shah, Waraich, Chuck 65 Feeders from Grid: Eastern 2, Industrial, PGA, Raid 2, 3, Reshma, Shah Nawaz, Sharif Spanning Feeders from Koh Noor Textiles, Elcott, Afzal Spinning, Alam Cotton, Greenhouse, Koh Noor Looms, K&Food, Season Food, Khalid Shafiq, Saad, MICT, Polypack 2, Style, Polypack, Deepalpur Grid: Asadullahpur, Chauhan Shaman, Godhara, Mul Musa, Pipli Pahar, Probanabad, Dola Pukhta, Kennedy, Khalilabad, Kausar Mill, Mehtab Wala, Peer Di Hatti, Rafiq Jameel, Razaqia, Sakhi Saidon, Souvenir, Baba Farid Mill, Basir.

Pur, Faridkot, Kandowal, Mancharian, Rao Qaiser, SSM, Johar Town Feeders from Grid: Katarband Road, Niaz Beg, Badar Colony, Feeders from KRK Grid: Handal, Kot Radha Kishan, MICT, Feeders from Shah Inayat, Kahna Grid: Sheikh Nooruddin 2, Khadian Grid Feeders: Chabar, Ghous Sabri, Gohar, Khadian, Veeram, Mahmoodpora, Bakrke, Dostpora, Khai, Kotli Rai Abubakar, Murali, Noel, Saad, Sikandarpora, Mandi Osmanwala; Feeders from Army industry, Malikpur Grid from feeders: B2, C3, Mor Khunda, D4, E6, G8, F7, A1, Jogekot, Muridke.

Feeders from Grid: Bangla Road, Chand Bagh, Hasan Park, Mubarakabad, Platinum, SKP Bedad, Gujranwala Road, Nangal Sehda, Rahim Food, Ashraf Poly & Hasan, Cordoba Feeders from Grid: State Bank, Rayon New Grid: Al Nasr, AM Steel, Arfin, Eastern Leather, Ehsan Cotton, Glamor Textile, Golden Packages, Kot Babu, Manga Road, Nafis, Nishat, Polypack, Sahar, Shafi Textile, Sunder Road, Superior, Umar Spinning, Eastern Dairies, Rayon.

Feeders from Grid: Din Textile, Mayfair, Surj Cotton, Eastern 1, Ravi, Ruby, Sharif Spinning, Renala Feeders from Grid: Aleem Town, Rao Ziauddin, Shergarh, Welcome Road, Sharqpur Feeders from Grid: Head Lalian, Mandianwala , Mian Sher Muhammad, Fatowala, Ahmedwala, Jalalpur, Sahjuwal and Kot Mehmood.