Karachi, June 13, 2016: K-Electric via its press statement has highlighted that the utility provider was not carrying out unannounced load shed in any part of the city and supply to all parts of the city is per routine. The statement further adds that some small pockets in the city, spread over 6,500 square kms, experience disruption in supply due to localized faults and these isolated incidents should not be confused with ‘load shed.’
K-Electric’s spokesperson has further reiterated that tripping mainly occurs in areas where the losses and powertheft ratio is high. Faults and trippinghappens mainly due to overloading ofrespective PMT or Feeder.
Giving the example of protest in Ibrahim Hyderi, the KE spokesperson shared that the residents of the area owe more than PKR 43 million to K-Electric whereas the rate of monthly paying ratio is as low as 5 percent. Similarly, the protest in Liaquatabad was in retaliation for the Kunda removal raid in the area by the KE teams.
KE requests all consumers and media to join hands with KE in its movementagainst power theft to eradicate thismenace from society completely.