Nepra fines Pesco Rs13m for negligence, 26 deaths
National
January 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed a Rs13 million fine on Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) for negligence resulting in fatal incidents during the period of July to December 2019.
During those six months, 26 deaths were reported due to electrocution in the command areas under the Pesco supervision. Nepra said that after getting the reports, it constituted a two-member investigation committee under Section 27A of Nepra Act, 1997 to visit the relevant areas, conduct probe and ascertain the facts and possible violations of Nepra laws, rules and regulations. The Investigation Committee’s report revealed that 14 out of the total of 26 fatalities occurred on the part of Pesco’s negligence.
MINGORA: The local elders and officials of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company have said that the company faced severe shortage of staff in Malakand division and the government should make new.
Peshawar
January 11, 2021
By PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced hours-long loadshedding on Sunday due to apparent fault at the national transmission lines.
A spokesman for the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) said electricity to most parts of the provincial capital and 41 areas of KP, besides 23 major hospitals, was restored following the other night’s electricity breakdown in the country.
He said that following the country’s wide electricity breakdown, work on restoration of electricity in all affected areas had been expedited in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where 40 to 41 percent electricity from feeders restored till 3pm on Sunday.
Out of 27 major hospitals, he said, electricity to 23 hospitals was restored in KP. Electricity of one 500 KV grid station, two 220 KV grid stations, 57 grid stations of 132 KV and four grid stations of 66KV had been restored.
National
January 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced hours-long loadshedding on Sunday due to apparent fault at the national transmission lines.
A spokesman for the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) said electricity to most parts of the provincial capital and 41 areas of KP, besides 23 major hospitals, was restored following the other night’s electricity breakdown in the country.
He said that following the country’s wide electricity breakdown, work on restoration of electricity in all affected areas had been expedited in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where 40 to 41 percent electricity from feeders restored till 3pm on Sunday.
Out of 27 major hospitals, he said, electricity to 23 hospitals was restored in KP. Electricity of one 500 KV grid station, two 220 KV grid stations, 57 grid stations of 132 KV and four grid stations of 66KV had been restored.