Fesco to cancel CNICs, passports over electricity theft. The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has made the decision to cancel the CNIC and passport of defaulters and electricity thieves.
Bashir Ahmed, the chief executive of Fesco, stated that the company would ask for assistance from the federal government to have such elements blacklisted.
He claimed that 472 housing societies in the Fesco region were using electricity illegally. He issued a warning that those who attacked the teams conducting raids to stop electricity theft would face cases under the Terrorism Act.
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As Fesco decides to cancel CNICs, passports over electricity theft, all over Pakistan, there is a crackdown on electricity theft. Fesco has also announced a reward programme for residents who come forward with information about electricity theft.
The cash reward system was implemented by the electric supply company in the third-most populous city in the nation for the good of the entire nation, to boost revenue, and to prevent loss and illegal activity.
The Board of Governors of FESCO reportedly gave its approval to the decision to award rewards.
A reward equal to one percent of the total amount recovered will be given to citizens who report instances of electricity theft. The enforcement teams for the electric company will also be eligible for rewards for identifying offenders.
Officials from FESCO promised that no one who reports electricity theft will have their identity revealed, protecting the public’s safety and privacy.
As the nationwide campaign against power theft intensifies, hundreds of people have been detained.
Due to electricity theft and unpaid bills, Pakistan suffers annual losses of Rs589 billion. As a result, enforcement actions will now be taken in areas with over 60% losses, which includes 2,085 feeders.
The crackdown on electricity theft is becoming more aggressive across the country, with close to 500 people detained and more than Rs950 million recovered from power thieves.
Rashid Langrial, Secretary of the Power Division, said on Thursday on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, “Will cross first billion recovery mark today, although all nuts and bolts of the anti-theft campaign are still not fully in place.”
