HYDERABAD: The Standing Committee on the Power Division has directed the Sindh government’s Finance, Irrigation and Energy departments to ensure prompt payment of reconciled electricity dues owed to Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) and Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO).
The directive was issued during a committee meeting held at HESCO’s Power Wing Colony under the chairmanship of MNA Muhammad Idrees. The meeting reviewed the performance of both utilities over the past three years, including recoveries, losses, staffing issues, ongoing power projects and the overall electricity supply situation in their respective jurisdictions.
The committee examined key factors contributing to high transmission and distribution losses, such as power theft, illegal connections, meter tampering and weak enforcement mechanisms. At the outset, members unanimously approved the report of a sub-committee constituted on December 24, 2025, and decided to convene a dedicated meeting to resolve outstanding dues recoverable from the Sindh government, while separately identifying disputed or disowned amounts.
Syed Waseem Hussain, MNA, suggested that the issue of recoveries could be settled through a high-level meeting involving the federal minister and secretary for the Power Division, the Sindh chief secretary, provincial secretaries for finance, irrigation and energy, and the chief executives of HESCO and SEPCO. The committee endorsed the proposal and issued directions accordingly.
Briefing the committee, the HESCO chief executive said the utility operates four circles with 79 grid stations, has improved recoveries, reduced losses and eliminated loadshedding on 32 feeders. The SEPCO CEO informed the meeting that the company serves 10 districts through nine circles and, despite facing 3,552 vacancies out of 9,554 sanctioned posts, recorded a 12.4 percent increase in recovery during FY2025-26.
