Power Shortage or Power Theft !
Over at Karachi Metroblog, Jamash writes about the blatant theft of electricity in urban Karachi. Of course, this is not just Karachi but happens all over Pakistan. Unless there’s a crackdown on these violations, we will keep suffering.
Jamash wonders why such violations are allowed to continue?
The city of lights is short of electricity, and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has been cutting off power every two hour or so for an hour. Even at night, before and at the time of Sehree or and Iftaar.
What so ever the reasons of this shortage of electricity may be stated by the authorities, one thing is for sure, the countless Kundas, Illegal electrical connections results in a huge power loss and those of us who pay the bills fair and square suffer and pay the cost of the theft.
These pictures of main Tariq Road, clearly show wiring bypassing the meters, these connections hooked in the main power lines are not only a clear evidence of power theft but also pose a danger of electrocution and short circuit which can further result in a fire.
I wonder why there illegal connections are not taken care of by the authorities.
