Shah Farman raided house of PESCO Chief and exposed his power thefts

[Sachaydino]

Re: Shah Farman raided house of PESCO Chief and exposed his power thefts

@Silaaj

TESCO is tribal areas electric supply co. Tribal areas get free unlimited electricity from the Pak govt under a decades old deal. However, that is possible only when WAPDA produces surplus electricity. Since we havent had surplus electricity for a long time now, TESCO has not been getting any ‘free’ electricity. Instead, WAPDA officials have been selling electricity out of KPK meters to TESCO in return for bribes…and those KPK meter holders are bearing the brunt.

Technically, consumers in KPK who get ripped off in this way have ‘no argument’, because their meters do show consumption of Rs.50,000+ worth of electricity. And when they complain, WAPDA cuts off their meters. These are the consumers that Abid Sher Ali always talks about when he says that more than half of Nowshera residents dont pay electric bills. But he fails to mention that more than half of Nowshera is adjacent to FATA, and PESCO/WAPDA is stealing electricity from Nowshera residents and selling it to FATA under the table.

This theft existed before ANP/PPP as well…but back then, power shortage was not as severe as is has gotten over the past 5-6 years.

So that is the root cause of problem in KP. Again why IK is silent on it? If he can stop NATO supplies, why can not he kick out TESCO along with its corrupt executives out of KP? WAPDA should provide electricity directly to Tribal areas and installed meters in their houses. If these criminal tribal don’t pay bills just cut their electricity and let them live under candle light as they prefer to live in stone age era.