NEPRA Asks KESC To Explain Its Performance
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued show-cause notice to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on its failure in power supply to Karachi and surrounding areas and upgradation of system. According to official sources, the authority sought detailed report from KESC within 10 days and warned that if it fails to submit report besides imposing fine its licence could also be cancelled.
They said on failure to respond to the notice, the NEPRA may cancel both distribution and production licences of KESC and on violation KESC may also face heavy fine on daily basis. They said in its show-cause notice, the authority reminded the KESC that it already issued notice to the company on August 25 last year on not submitting report to the authority regarding its investment plan while another show-cause notice was issued on November 28 last year on same matter.
In its present notice, the authority said that the KESC administration couldn’t satisfy the authority in its report that had sought on long power break down in Karachi on June 17 and 18 this year on which the authority had constituted a two-member committee.
The committee in its inquiry report had held KESC responsible of power break down and said that the it was the negligence of the company as it failed to get electricity from its TDC system besides taking any other step to handle the situation.
