HYDERABAD: The Chairman of Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industry, Mazhar-ul-Haq Choudhry, has demanded of the federal government to privatize the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company in view of its deteriorating performance and hardships being faced by the people due to frequent power outages.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the HSATI chairman said that both the government and the people had been fully aware of the performance of and alleged corruption in HESCO therefore time has come to adopt comprehensive strategy regarding the fate of the power distribution company.
Expressing dismay over the performance of HESCO, HSATI chairman said that the power distribution company had completely disappointed the people and the business community including industrialists.
He said long power disruptions, tripping of feeders, unannounced load-shedding and power outages were not only causing damages to the industrial machinery but also badly affecting civic activities in Hyderabad.
He alleged that HESCO inspection teams had been involved in corrupt practices, supporting power thieves, adjustment of stolen electricity units and insulting the people who had been regularly paying their bills.
He urged Prime Minister Imran Khan and the federal minister concerned to take notice of such corruption in HESCO and its inadequate performance and consider privatizing the said power distribution company.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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