NKATI members say no to average billing mechanism

North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) President Muhammad Nasim Akhtar has said that the members of the association have refused to pay ad-hoc bills on average billing and demanded of K-Electric to generate the bills according to the units used in the industries.
At an emergency meeting of the association President Muhammad Nasim Akhtar and other members unanimously approved the resolution that if the industries were sent average electricity bills instead of actual electricity units, they will not pay bills.
NKATI president, Nasim Akhtar has sent a letter to Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, informing him of the problems facing the industrialist community due to the lockdown to prevent the coronavirus.
Nasim Akhtar said that industries have been shut down for the past 3 weeks. Karachi's industrialists are facing serious cash flow problem, so during this difficult time, K-Electric's announcement for average billing in the month of April seems to be a conspiracy to ruin industries of Karachi.
"Despite the closure of industries, average billing is very unfair as the industries are not using electricity due to shut down, so why should the industries pay the unused electricity bill?" he asked.
He added that it seems that K-Electric wants to destroy industries of Karachi. NKATI president informed Governor Sindh that K-Electric has installed smart meters in all industrial units, which does not require meter reader, hence smart metering can be done through the system. On the contrary, K-Electric is using average billing tactic to meet its revenue target.