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ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP):Authorities arrested over 44,000 individuals and registered 184,911 First Information Reports (FIRs) in a nationwide drive against electricity theft during FY 2024-25, officials reported.
Detection teams identified 271 million stolen (MKwH) units, issuing bills worth Rs. 11.4 billion to consumers. Of this, Rs. 5.7 billion has been recovered. Officials stated the financial burden of losses exceeding NEPRA targets is not passed on to consumers.
Despite the campaign, overall line losses for the ten distribution companies (DISCOs) averaged 17.23 percent. Key causes cited include illegal connections, meter tampering, high tariffs, law and order issues, and aging infrastructure.
Losses varied drastically among DISCOs: SEPCO (39.12 percent), QESCO (38.42 percent), and PESCO (36.76 percent) recorded the highest, while TESCO maintained the lowest at 8.29 percent and IESCO at 8.39 percent.