MULTAN (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari said on Monday electricity theft was unbearable, adding that the government was planning to introduce prepaid meters for billing of electricity.
Speaking to reporters in Multan, Leghari said the prepaid system like the one used in the bills payment of mobile phones was needed to address the issue of electricity theft.
He assured the people of resolving all pending issues of the power sector while pointing out the pervasive loopholes in the sector.
The minister informed the media about the negotiations between the government and the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to give relief to the tune of Rs45 billion announced by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif. He said electricity prices would fall next year to a huge extent.
He went on to say that rupee depreciation doubled capacity payments, adding that he would visit companies of Balochistan and Sindh next week.