Over-billing issue resolved, says Lesco chief

LAHORE:Lesco Chief Shahid Haider while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry said there is no place for wrong doers in company and system shortcoming are being resolved.

Shahid Haider said that all Lesco staff had been advised to give due honour to the consumers. He said that the longstanding issue of overbilling had been resolved while strict actions were being taken against misdoing by the Lesco staff.

He informed the LCCI office-bearers that the issue of MDI charges was related to Nepra. He said that the issues of electricity transmission were being resolved on priority. He also gave instructions to the Lesco officials to save contact numbers of LCCI office-bearers in their mobiles and respond quickly to their complaints. He invited the LCCI President Mian Abuzar Shad to let him know about the illegal FIRs against the businessmen so that prompt action could be taken. He said that line losses were 15.4 percent last year which would be reduced further. Lesco Chief said that a system was placed for the issuance of B3 and B4 connections to save the precious time of the business community. LCCI President Mian Abuzar Shad said that industries were required to pay 50 percent of their sanctioned load charges even without using electricity. This has significantly increased operational costs, and Lesco must play its role in addressing this burden. The president expressed concerns over dangling power lines in various markets which have caused multiple accidents. Despite repeated complaints, no significant action has been taken. He urged Lesco to prioritise upgrading the power distribution system across the City markets.