NAB chairman orders inquiry against KE for unannounced load-shedding, over-billing

National Accountability Bureau Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal has ordered an inquiry against power supply company K-Electric over excessive billing and loadshedding, according to a statement issued by the anti-graft body on Thursday.“The chairman has taken notice of media reports and public protests against overbilling and prolonged power outages in the metropolis,” read the statement.

In his orders, Chairman Iqbal directed NAB Karachi chapter to obtain a copy of the agreement, saying the probe body will not let K-Electric to mint billions of rupees from consumers in overbilling. He also asked the Karachi office to obtain relevant documents regarding investment and details of the agreement from the company.Meanwhile, K-Electric Chief Executive Officer Moonis Alvi has apologised to the people of Karachi over prolonged power outages in the metropolis and accepted that the city had been witnessing load-shedding, which, according to him, had been happening quite more.

Had the government approved a new 700MW power plant back in 2016, he said, Karachi’s power supply would have been better.

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