Sindh government’s taxes will be collected through the K-Electric’s electricity bills after the provincial authorities were unable to clear dues of the power utility, removing a major problem in its deal with Shanghai Electric. The development was permitted during a meeting today between K-Electric councils and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. The power … Read more
Karachi is facing a power outage on Wednesday, the city’s power service K-Electric reported. The areas to lose electricity contain Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Pechs, Clifton, and Defence. Whereas, affected areas Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 10, Gulistan-e-Jauhar Blocks 7 and 9, Government Teachers Society, Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hijri, and Clifton Block 7, all lost … Read more
Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal, took notice of public complaints and media reports and ordered an inquiry against K Electric. According to a statement issued by NAB, K Electric is accused of overbilling billions of rupees with unannounced long load shedding. The statement further said that according to the agreement reached … Read more
Excessive load shedding continues in Karachi despite the promises made with the federal government to ensure less power shortage after increased gas supply. Even the hospitals and industrial units were not spared by power outages carried out by the K-Electric. The citizens continued to suffer from the load shedding despite promises made by K-Electric with … Read more
The public has called for an end to power supplier K-Electric after unannounced load-shedding increased in Karachi. Eight to 12 hours of load-shedding a day is being reported across the city. On Friday night, dozens of residents of Pak Colony slept on footpaths due to the heat. They complained that K-Electric blamed the unannounced load-shedding … Read more
Chairman K-Electric Ikram Sehgal has resigned from his position. His resignation has reportedly been accepted by the board, sources said. Ikram Sehgal was the businessman turned tech entrepreneur known for being Chairman of Pathfinder Group, which is Pakistan’s largest security services company. A letter sent on Wednesday by K-Electric to the Pakistan Stock Exchange confirmed … Read more
