DERA ISMAIL KHAN – Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and its Joint Task Force have intensified operations against electricity theft and non-payment of dues in Dera Ismail Khan, removing several transformers, power lines, and illegal connections, while recovering Rs1.51 million during the reported enforcement activities.
The operations were conducted under the leadership of SE PESCO Dera Circle Engineer Hizbullah Khan Mahsud, with the supervision of XEN City Division Engineer Sanaullah, XEN Rural Division Engineer Muaz Ahmed and the XEN PESCO Tank. The teams removed 35 direct electricity hooks, disconnected six meters over non-payment of bills and disconnected one electricity connection. PESCO officials also sent letters to the relevant police stations for the registration of cases against individuals allegedly involved in power theft.
According to details, the Joint Task Force of PESCO City Division Dera carried out operations in Rural and City-I subdivisions.
In the Rural Subdivision, two 50-kVA transformers were removed from Ittehad Town due to the use of direct electricity connections and the absence of meters. In Barkai Town, a 100-kVA transformer and one span of a low-voltage line were also removed. Outstanding dues of Rs4 million were reported against a transformer installed in Kotla Syedan.
During operations in the same subdivision, PESCO recovered Rs11,26,801 from the 11-kV University Campus feeder, while total recoveries in the subdivision reached Rs13,04,751.
In City-I Subdivision, five direct electricity hooks were removed from a 200-kVA transformer in Garhi Sadozai, and Rs200,000 was recovered. Six electricity meters were also removed over non-payment, with outstanding dues of Rs10.14 million against the concerned consumers. Letters were subsequently sent to the relevant police station for the registration of FIRs against those allegedly involved in electricity theft.
In a separate operation conducted with the assistance of local police, the Joint Task Force removed a 50-kVA transformer from a location where outstanding dues of Rs16,50,154 had accumulated.
At another premises, a 100-kVA transformer was disconnected by removing its 11-kV jumpers and leads. An S.Y. two-unit set was also removed. Officials reported outstanding dues of Rs46,42,523 and detected four direct electricity hooks at the site.
The task force also removed a 50-kVA transformer from Sirajia Colony, where outstanding dues of Rs30,86,395 were reported. A total of 21 direct electricity hooks were found at the location and subsequently removed.
SE PESCO Dera Circle Engineer Hizbullah Khan Mahsud said operations against electricity theft and for the recovery of outstanding dues would continue at an accelerated pace.
He urged consumers using illegal electricity connections to remove their hooks immediately and appealed to defaulters to clear their outstanding bills, describing timely payment of electricity dues as a national responsibility.
