In order to curb the losses incurred by the ex-WAPDA distribution companies (DISCOs), the federal government has decided to install AMI (Advanced Metering of Infrastructure) meters on all the feeders suffering high losses by June 2023.
A daily national, while quoting a senior official of the Energy Ministry, said that besides feeders, the AMI system will also be installed on all commercial and industrial connections, bulk consumers, and one-point supply in decreasing order of load. Installation of AMI meters would start from feeders having the highest percentage of losses.
The official stated that an independent autonomous directorate would be established in this regard. Each DISCO would share the timeline of the completion of said projects with a project director, other teams and the Power Division.
The official hoped that the installation of the high-tech system will help eradicate electricity theft and technical losses as the conventional energy auditing system is unable to figure out the areas of high energy losses.
The report stated that DISCOs would have no problem in outsourcing feeders and transformers once this system gets installed as this would aid in correcting feeder coding and indexing consumers’ reference numbers with the right transformer. This in turn would enable DISCOs to take a meter reading through a real-time GMS technology as well as remotely disconnect the meter.
The report also mentioned that the DISCOs would coordinate with meter manufacturers and contractors for adding specific features to the meters besides implementing AMI.
Its all the WAPDA employees (Top to bottom) who are the main culprits for energy thefts across the country. Meter readers even take away (steal without the owner concerned) the electric meters whose actual reading is less than the reading shown in the bills and already paid in advance by the consumer. These meters are then installed by the meter reader at their own houses to consume the units already paid by the original consumers. They (WAPDA Employees) are committing a big crime
First of all WAPDA has nothing to do with this as WAPDA is not responsible for installation of Electricity meters, removal of electricity meters or electricity bills. It is the responsibility of DISCOs ( PESCO, IESCO, LESCO, FESCO,HESCO etc.)
All meters are rigged to run fast. There is no 3rd party calibration and certification. I fear that further fleecing of consumers is underway. In any case nothing will work till the lineman badshah reigns supreme
Wapda employee free units should be finished. It’s a major cause of loss and electricity theft
They should also check the area’s who are being overcharged to makeup for the ones that are stealing electricity and compensate them. After all, someone is paying for the WAPDA employees getting free electricity and the ones who are stealing in connivance with them.
WAPDA employees bills are paid by their concerned office, it’s not free dear, and every employee has a certain limit of units for a financial year, cross that limit and employee will have to pay from its own pocket.It’s just like any other benefits given to Govt employees in various Government departments. And I hope you do not understand what is WAPDA and what are the DISCOs ( which are responsible for the distribution, electricity meters, billing etc.)
Totally rubish reply even we noticed that wapda employees removed their meters from their houses… dont lie to the nation…
There are no meter outside many wapda employees, their meters are installed their relatives houses. I now a lot of people who are doing this
With due respect , what is “WAPDA” for.
If this Authority is not responsible for DISCOs operating under “WAPDA” regulations,then this Authority “WAPDA”should be sacked
قوم اور قومی خزانے کو ان کی شاہ خرچیوں سے تو کم از کم نجات مل جاے گی
Best way to curb electricity theft is to stop free electric connection for wapda employees and installation of pre paid electric ⚡ meter
Its not free. Their department wapda pay all the amount on behalf of their employees. Moreover if still free electric supply wanted to be disconnect, do it for judges and parlimentarians..
Proper maintenance and lookafter is required in ami meters moreover u have to ensure that good communicating signals are available on site by telcos otherwise this project is only a way for legal electricity theft
The Pakistani government always put the peopls of the cities and the consumer areas where the 80% or more consumer are paying the bills regularly including taxes, the government should focus of the Rural areas,villages, congested and over populated areas to control the electricity losees like direct line connections,and meter reversing problems in practice with the gel of WAPDA EMPLOYEES.
Please don’t waste time and money on stupid projects,come to reality and solve the really bases issues.
واپڈا افسران و اہکاران بجلی چوری کرواتے ہیں اور منتھلی لیتے ہیں ۔ جو نہیں دیتے اُنہیں ۔۔ڈیٹیکشن بل ۔۔کے نام پرلوٹتے ہیں ۔۔اور دفتر جاؤ تو افسران و اہلکاران بدتمیزی اور بے عزتی کرتے ہیں ۔
Mary sath b aysa hi hoa hy… 248000 ka bill dala hoa or my zalil ho raha bas
This is another source of earnings created by the ministry of Power to install smart meters.The heavy looses cant be controlled by installing smart meters as these looses and theft happened before the meter due to old out dated distribution network system commonly called line looses and theft or direct connection ( kunda mafias) or meter tempered mafias.The Discos officers poorly failed to control these mafias and now trying to divert the attention of the nationby introducing a new projectof smart meters.These smart meters will increase the problem of people rather to curb the menace of theft and will be winded after some time as another failure by giving zero result in the subject case
while billions rupees national exchequer will go into pockets of producers, winders and concerned authority. Win win situation for them.
Jo bill dyta hy bas osy hi nuqsan hy, osi k liy hi unit b mahnga hota bas.. Jo direct use krty hain chori krty hain onhy to unit k rate ka b nahi hona… I think maximum 50% hi log hony jo bill daty…
Govt only increases electricity price govt is totally failed in curbing the konda system in our kpk. High prices affect only those who pay bill konda system does not pay anything it mean they are immune to high prices
Loses Kam nahi ho Sakta. Lessco ka banday hi kud karta han aasa Kam karta han. Phir ya loog loses ma dal data han.
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In our area of Bannu and Lakki Marwat Districts, the digital meters are taken away by Discos employees with consent of consumer and something done inside meter that it is controlled by remote. The meter can be stopped or started by remote control and the consumer pay regularly Rs. 1000 or 1500 per month under the table. The consumers enjoy running 3 or 4 air conditioners non stop with monthly bill of Rs. 400.
The losses of electricity recorded in this area are over 70%. Same position would be in the rest areas of KPK.