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PESHAWAR, Jan 19: Nine people were arrested trying to steal electricity from the main supply lines in the Shabqadar and Daudzai sub-divisions of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) a couple of days back.
Pesco authorities, under directions from the company’s chief executive, had constituted two parties to check power theft and minimize line losses.
The team headed by the Shabqadar sub-divisional officer (SDO) during checking found six people stealing power from the main supply lines. They included Akbar, Farmanullah, Ghani, Raham Sher, Abdul Qadeer, and Rustam.
In the Daudzai sub-division area, the Pesco team arrested three people in the Ali Mohammad Garhi village for obtaining illegal connections. The accused Shaukat, Feroz Shah and Rashid were arrested and a case has been registered against them under the relevant law.
A Pesco press release stating that punitive action would be taken against all those people who were found stealing power urged the consumers to refrain from this illegal practice in their own interest.
POWER SHUTDOWN: Power supply to a number of areas in the Peshawar city and other parts of the province will remain suspended due to repairs needed on the grid stations on Sunday.
According to a press release, 132KV Peshawar Fort grid station will be closed for repair between 8am and 1pm, and electricity supply to the consumers of 11KV Shoba Bazaar, Abaseen, Kakshal and Dabgari feeders will remain suspended.
The power supply from 132KV Peshawar Industrial grid station to the consumers of 11KV Nauthia, PAF, Bara, Sheikh Mohammadi, Abaseen, Deh Bahadar, Sunehri Masjid, Civil Quarters, Wazir Bagh, Gulberg, Kohat Road, Bhana Mari and Industrial feeders will also remain suspended between 8am and 3pm.
Similarly, 132KV Charsadda grid station will also be closed for repair between 8.30am and 5.30 pm on the same day. This power suspension will affect the consumers of 11KV Charsadda-I and II, Parang, Taurangzai, Sheikhabad, Industrial, Utmanzai, Sar Dheri and Nissata feeders.
The consumers of 11KV Topi, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, PRC and Kalabat feeders will face power shutdown between 8am and 12 noon due to repairs on the 132KV Right Bank Tarbela grid station.
Also, power supply to consumers of 66KV Alizai, Sadda, Parachinar will remain off due to repair work on 132KV Kohat grid station between 7am and 4pm. The consumers of 132KV Gurguri and Thall will also be affected.
