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FAISALABAD, July 20: The Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (Fesco) has decided to purchase power from the private powerhouses to meet its shortfall.
Fesco sources said here on Thursday that the step had been taken after approval from Wapda chairman, Tariq Hameed and an agreement had been reached with the Nishat and Crescent powerhouses on a tariff of Rs6.2 per unit.
It is first agreement signed by a government company with the private sector to purchase electricity.
Sources said discussions were underway to finalise the deal of electricity purchase from Sitara Energy, Koh-i-Noor and Zeeshan Group for the smooth supply of electricity to the consumers in Faisalabad and its adjoining districts.
When contacted, Fesco authorities confirmed the report, adding that it was a legal way and all steps had been taken after the formal approval from high ups.
Meanwhile, hours long electricity breakdown in city and villages continued on Thursday and people had been facing serious problems in the hot and humid weather.
TRANSFERRED: On the directives of the Punjab chief minister, the district coordination officer transferred all revenue clerks, patwaris, and colony muharrars with immediate effect due to what sources claimed their involvement in corruption.
They said that through a special notification issued by the DCO, 126 patwaris, 22 registry muharrars and eight colony muharrars were transferred and new appointments were made.
The administration, they said, had taken the step after persistent complaints of corruption against these officials of the local revenue department.
Seats of revenue clerks were considered no less than gold mines, and each of the clerk was allegedly generating Rs100,000 to Rs150,000 monthly through illegal means.
Legal circles have hailed the government decision of transferring the entire staff, including officials deputed on these posts for the last several years. But they said that it was a matter of concern that no action had been taken against any of the corrupt official.
Sources said that all the replaced clerks had been appointed on the directives from the Chief Minister Secretariat on the recommendation of various parliamentarians.
