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K-Electric has introduced technologies that it says will remove "Kunda system and electricity theft". This program known as the Area Bundle Cable (ABC) System, has so far been installed in Kiamari area of Karachi and there are plans for the entire city is to be covered in the future. [16] [17]
In Karachi, a parallel power supply has been running for years as a result of electricity theft. [13] In 2013, it was declared in the Senate of Pakistan , that Pakistan had lost Rs90 billion (equivalent to ₨ 149.1 billion in 2021) in the last 5 years to electricity theft and line losses.
Distribution companies (DISCOs) are companies under Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. . They buy electricity from producers such as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), GENCOs, PAEC and other private Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and sell it to their respective area custome
The government will pay off its $1.38 billion debt to power producers allowing them to pay fuel suppliers. [39] Power supply to Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi will be decreased by 300 megawatts to allow fairer distribution of power to the remaining parts of the country. [40] Tube wells will not be allowed to operate from 7 pm to 11 pm. [2]
In early September 2023, the Pakistani government under administration of the Pakistan Armed Forces initiated a crackdown targeting both individuals and organizations engaged in various forms of smuggling, with a particular focus on essential commodities such as wheat, sugar, urea, oil, dollars as well as power theft, hoarding, and illegal currency exchange.
Organised crime in Pakistan includes fraud, racketeering, drug trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, extortion, ransom, political violence, etc. Terrorist attacks became common during the 2000s, especially in North-West Frontier Province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan, Karachi and Lahore. Vehicle theft is common ...
Electricity in Pakistan is generated, transmitted and distributed by two vertically integrated public sector companies, first one being Water and Power Development Authority responsible for the production of hydroelectricity and its supply to the consumers by electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) under the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) being the other integrated company.
Karachi, Sindh 248 Gas 44 Gul Ahmed Karachi, Sindh 136 RFO 45 Tapal Energy Karachi, Sindh 126 RFO 46 SNPCL-I (IPP-2002) Jamshoro, Sindh 52 Gas 47 SNPCL-II (IPP-2002) Jamshoro, Sindh 52 Gas 48 Intl. Steel Limited (CPP) Karachi, Sindh 19 Gas 49 Intl. Ind. Limited (CPP) Karachi, Sindh 4 Gas 50 FFBL Power Karachi, Sindh 52 Bituminous coal /