Power supply to 450 Faisalabad factories suspended
After gas supply suspension, textile mills in the city are now facing electricity supply cut.
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (KESC) has suspended the supply to more than four hundred textile factories for indefinite period of time, Dunya news reported on Monday.
Thousands of workers were unemployed due to continuous closure of the factories as the units were hit by gas and electricity supply suspension.
According to FESCO officials, the electricity has been suspended on the directives of Ministry for Water & Power. The official stated that these factories are capable of producing electricity through gas and furnace oil, thus, their share of electricity will be diverted to the domestic consumers.
On the other hand, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Kharianwala Industrial Estate Association, Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association have summoned an emergency meeting to review the situation.
Factory owners have decided to announce a mutual-strategy to protest against the authorities.
