Nasir affirms govt support on APC recommendations for KE

Provincial Energy Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, affirmed the government’s commitment to support the recommendations put forth by the All-Party Conference on legal and technical grounds regarding electricity.

He made these remarks on Monday during his participation in the conference organized by Afaq Ahmed concerning K-Electric.

APC was attended by Shahi Syed, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, Javed Naguri, Nihal Hashmi, and Owais Noorani, along with representatives from various political, social, media, traders, and industrial sectors.

Minister Nasir Shah extended gratitude to Afaq Ahmed for organizing the event and emphasized the right to peaceful protest, stressing that both citizens and government property should be safeguarded from any harm during protests. He highlighted that the Sindh government has established a parliamentary committee to address public grievances related to K-Electric, focusing on issues such as load shedding and overbilling.

Continuous engagement with K-Electric is ongoing to resolve these concerns, with several meetings already held on the matter.

Regarding recent developments, Minister Shah visited K-Electric’s Central Load Dispatch Center to oversee load management details, instructing the utility provider to minimize load shedding during critical hours, particularly between 12:00 pm and 6:00 am.

K-Electric has been granted a four-day grace period to implement these measures. Furthermore, Minister Nasir Shah directed K-Electric to adopt a customer-friendly approach by waiving penalties for customers not at fault, maintaining continuity of electricity supply, especially in densely populated areas where residents face challenges in paying high bills.

He also urged K-Electric to exempt consumers using up to 200 units from previous dues, ensuring they are charged only for current bills.

Highlighting the government’s initiatives, Minister Shah referenced Chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s manifesto promise to provide free electricity up to 300 units, which, despite federal challenges, is now being pursued at the provincial level, aiming to offer free electricity up to 200 units.