KE is not billing as per SRO 12(I)/2019: SITE Association

KARACHI: SITE Association urges Federal Ministries for Water and Power and Finance to take notice and instruct K-Electric for the implementation of SRO.

SITE Association of Industry appealed to the Federal Ministers Omer Ayub and Asad Umer to take notice of discriminatory behaviour of KE with Karachi Zero Rated industries and asked the Federal government to immediately issue necessary notification to implement support package to zero rated industries support package.

Parekh pointed out to the Ministers that after the issuance of SRO 12(I)/2019, HESCO, FESCO and LESCO are billing industrial consumers at the rate of 7.5 cents/kwH on total bill, while KE is billing 7.5cents/kwH on variable charges and after that includes fixed charges, government duties and taxes. As a result of which KE bills are higher as compared to other distribution companies.

He expressed his concerns that due to KE billing procedure, production costs of KE consumers have increased as compared to other DISCOS and it is impossible to continue production and exports orders are at stake.

As per KE version they are in constant touch with relevant Ministry to get clarification so that they can bill Industrial Consumers at par with other DISCOS and have also assured to refund additional amount charged since January 2019.

Parekh urged the Federal Ministries to issue relevant notification and instruct all distribution companies to revise their billing with effect from January 01, 2019, and adjust according to SRO so that export industries’ production cost would be reduce continue their production and help government in its vision of enhancing exports from Pakistan.