KESC plans to save 220MW through conservation drive’

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Power utility carried out 7.6 percent average billing last month, claims official

Staff Report

KARACHI: The KESC has initiated an energy saving campaign across the city to create awareness amongst the masses regarding energy saving. “The KESC plans to save 200MW in two years through the energy conservation campaign. Though the set target looks small, it will save $200 million for the company,” said KESC Chief Energy Conservation Officer Asif Siddique while talking to the media at a briefing held at the KESC head office, here on Monday.

“We are going to mosques, schools and colleges to tell people about the benefits of conservation of energy,” he said.

He revealed that since after the campaign was initiated, KESC has saved 15MW electricity. Regarding the industries as the focal point of the campaign, Farooqui said their teams are visiting industries to advise them to save as much electricity as possible. He said that the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board is presently using 70MW of electricity, adding that most of the energy is wasted due to old machinery at the utility.

Average billing: KESC Chief Operating Officer Syed Jan Abbas Zaidi during the briefing said that the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has carried out only 7.6 percent average billing in May 2009, while the rest of bills were issued after proper meter reading.

Replying to a query of journalists regarding complaints of citizens about the average billing method, he said, “It’s wrong to assume to that KESC is carrying out average billing. Except 7.6 percent consumers, all other subscribers were issued bills after proper meter reading. The average billing is carried out in cases where consumers have no facility of meters due to various reasons,” he maintained. He added that the KESC is trying to improve its service standard at their complaint centres.

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