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Senate body discusses power theft by police, politicians
Committee chief says staff of distribution firms is complicit in this activity PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Senate Standing Committee on Power chairman has said that the Sindh police and politicians are involved in electricity theft and employees of power distribution companies are complicit in this activity.
“Electricity theft is taking place in colonies and offices of Sindh police,” said Senator Saifullah Abro, who chaired the committee meeting.
He said that in Sindh politicians were running 50 air conditioners in their homes and the employees of power distribution companies were their accomplices in the theft.
PM asked to address Makran power woes
In a letter Balochistan CM requests the PM to raise the issue with Iranian authorities
Tehran currently exports 74MW to coastal Makran division. PHOTO: REUTERS
QUETTA:
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan on the unavailability of electricity in Makran Division, requesting the PM to raise the issue with Iranian authorities and work out a mechanism to connect Makran Division to the national grid.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief Minister Jam Kamal on Wednesday drew his attention to the ongoing power crisis in Makran Division and said that Kech, Gwadar and Panjgur has a population of over 1.4 million. Quetta Electric Supply Company supplies 100 MW of electricity from Iran through a 132 kV transmission line.
THE Makran division holds strategic significance for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it is home to Gwadar and its seaport. Despite its great importance, the division is not integrated with the national grid and receives no electricity produced in Pakistan. The entire division depends on Iranian electricity, rendering Iran the authority to cut off electricity at its own discretion.
Normally, Makran receives 125MW electricity from Iran which is further divided among its three districts: Gwadar, Turbat and Panjgur. This power supply is insufficient for even one of these districts. Hence, all the areas remain out of power for most parts of the day.
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