The federal government has decided to refund excess charges from overbilling in this month’s electricity bills, offering relief to consumers, according to a private news channel.
Under the pro-rata system, the federal government has directed that a reduced tariff be applied to the extra units billed.
According to the decision, for pro-rata billing, the tariff for additional units will be reduced. Consumers in the protected category will now pay 13 rupees per unit instead of 27 rupees per unit.
Consumers will get credit for the excess charges in their current bills, and any overpaid amounts will be refunded. Furthermore, NEPRA has removed penalties for late bill payments.
Last month, extra units were billed to consumers under the pro-rata system, leading to an investigation by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The probe revealed that reading dates were missing from the bills, and Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) failed to offer a clear explanation for this issue.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended the deadline for electricity bill payments by 10 days to give relief to the public-facing financial strain. Subsequently, the Power Division instructed all power distribution companies, including K-Electric, to apply this extension to the July and August 2024 bills.
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Where is proof ?
Who is this protected category? The friends, relatives & cronies of the govt and the Establishment.
Exactly how is the salaried taxpayer going to be refunded?
This is a complete sham.
Protected category is the user with less than 100 units monthly consumption.
They are just killing the back of poor people
They been robbing people
What about the overbilling of last year’s summer? Did the Govt. fine the DISCOs and implemented sticker measures?
wapda walon ko paisay de kar meters slow karwao. baqi sab bekar hy
What about electricity bills issued by MEPCO in R Y Khan, at least to my knowledge, where meter readings are taken on 22nd of each month. How will they be compensated. MEPCO must take reading on last day of each month.
Government should privatize this blood sucking department this is a worthless department should be given to private sector .
Before the election, all the dacoits promised to give free electricity to consumers of 300 units. Let leave free units, all Docoits are charging rates of 300 units despite consuming 201 units at the rate of 300 units m/w, the self-imposed PM has declared to give relief to protected consumer which is big joke.
Suggest that every individual should carefully read the joke and give their remarks and comments and send viral to peoples to read the joke of a illegally appointed PM l
Furthermore, this illegal President should while stating or issuing any plan for Karachi or Pakistan, rather Zardari and Bilawal and all his companion should immediately return all the looted money to pull the country out of crises.
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Corrupt mafia, IPP’s draining the blood of Pakistani nation. They can over turn any agreements but not IPP’s just because most of them are owned by these corrupt politicians and mafias.
They give a dame to the miserable situation of the nation but just enjoying. We all should stand up and being them on streets to abolish this elite and Corrupt culture. JUSTICE SHOULD BE PREVAILED
All liars, cheaters and corrupt are in governement , NEPRA, and DISCOS. There will be no relief, no refund of overcharged bills. This governement and the highup sin these departments should be booted out
لعنت ہے ایسی حکومت پر جو ہمیں روکھی سوکھی کھانے کا تو بول رہی ہے خود عیاشیاں کر رہے ہیں سبھی چور حکمران قربانی کے لیے بس سوئی ہوئی عوام رہ گئی ہم سے بہتر بنگلہ دیشی ہیں جو اپنے حق کے لئے نکلے اللہ ہم پر رحم کرے۔
Mujay tu har din message ata hai Kay k electric ka bill jaldi pay karo due date 13 august hai.
Why we will pay same price for next 6 month what rubbish
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Corrupt mafia, IPP’s draining the blood of Pakistani nation. They can over turn any agreements but not IPP’s just because most of them are owned by these corrupt politicians and mafias.
They give a dame to the miserable situation of the nation but just enjoying
Khuda ka khof khaayn plzzz Rehm kryn
Chairman of WAPDA/LESCO should be protected by NAD on fraud and corruption.
‘…Under the pro-rata system, the federal government has directed that a reduced tariff be applied to the extra units billed…’
Either there is something wrong with this news item or I have not understood it.
If there is over billing and extra units have been included in the bills, why should the government still be charging for those extra units even if at a reduced rate? This means my actual consumption, for example, for a particular month was 100 units. WAPDA showed it as 150 units and sent me the bill for 150 units. This is overbilling. According to this article, those 50 extra and illegally added units will still be charged by the government at a reduced rate. Why?
Has the government probed overbilling, pinpointed the culprits and punished them? No, not at all.
Unless there is effective accountability, the system will continue like this. We the poor people will continue to suffer at the hands of this corrupt and faulty system.
If the government has decided to refund then interest on that amount should also be refunded . No matter if it is 20 – 50 rupees per customer.
Everybody keep sleeping and being a keyboard warrior, keep complaining and talking amongst one an another.
If we don’t have the courage to rise up like Bangladesh, Srilanka, Venezuela and the rest, not only are we setting an example to our children but society as a whole.
A failed society that doesn’t want to do anything for the betterment of their country and future but just complain and talk.
Is this offer only for protected category?