ISLAMABAD: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) administration has dismissed three SDOs on the charges of over -billing and corruption.

According to a notification issued by LESCO, an XEN was made SDO for a year and three SDOs have been dismissed.

The notification states that the Grade-18 XEN Feroz Siddique has been made SDO in grade 17 who was found guilty of overbilling and corruption.

Similarly, SDO Mandi Usmanwala Hafiz Taib Zakir and SDO Mustafabad Lilyani Salman Samuel and SDO Mohammad Usman have been dismissed.

On the other hand, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a reduction in electricity prices for consumers across the country under the monthly fuel charge adjustment (FCA).

According to the official notification, the national average Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) has been reduced by Rs.2.1240 per unit, bringing the actual fuel cost to Rs.10.8860 per kWh from the earlier reference rate of Rs.13.0100 per kWh.

The electricity rates for Karachi consumers have been reduced by Rs3 per unit, while rates for consumers in other parts of the country have been lowered by Rs2.12 per unit, said a notification.

NEPRA issued separate notifications for the adjustments, stating that consumers will receive the relief in their March electricity bills.

The reduction for K-Electric consumers is based on the December 2024 monthly adjustment, while the decrease for other consumers nationwide is applied under the January 2025 adjustment.

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This FCA reduction applies to most categories, except for lifeline consumers, protected consumers, electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS), and prepaid customers.