NEPRA to investigate power blackout
Regulator decides to set up high-powered committee to find out reasons
ISLAMABAD:
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken serious notice of the recent power blackout that plunged almost the entire country into darkness.
The power regulator has decided to set up a high-powered committee of its top professionals. The committee will also comprise renowned protection engineers from the private sector, which will investigate the reasons and facts that led to the blackout.
The committee will submit its recommendations in a bid to avoid such incidents in coming months. Meanwhile, the regulator has imposed a fine of Rs13 million on the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) on charges of negligence, resulting in fatal incidents during the period July-December 2019.