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Calls for Hesco Privatization Amid Outages and Corruption

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KARACHI: Hyderabad business leaders are demanding the outsourcing of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) due to persistent electricity outages, corruption, and rising tariffs. They cite the company’s inability to provide reliable electricity to commercial and domestic consumers, causing significant disruptions and economic strain. Consumers are facing eight to ten hours of load shedding, frequent faults, and poor infrastructure, leading to low and high voltage issues, burning of transformers, and extended outages disguised as maintenance. Pseudo-detection bills to cover power theft by Hesco staff have also been reported. Muhammad Farooq…

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KMC and K-Electric Partner to Collect Municipal Utility Charges and Taxes: Mayor Wahab

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KARACHI – Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab announced on Sunday that a significant agreement has been reached between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and K-Electric regarding the collection of Municipal Utility Charges and Taxes (MUCT). In accordance with a court decision, a resolution supporting the collection of these charges through K-Electric has been approved by the City Council. Mayor Wahab stated that a committee formed for this purpose conducted regular meetings, leading to the council’s approval based on the committee’s recommendations. The agreement ensures maximum relief for low-income individuals. Consumers…

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Rs600 Billion Lost Annually to Electricity Theft: Minister

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Owais Ahmad Laghari has revealed that electricity theft causes an annual loss of Rs600 billion to Pakistan. In an interview with Geo News programme Jirga, hosted by Saleem Safi, the minister disclosed that the country had 6,000 megawatts of surplus power on Saturday, but it was not supplied to avoid an additional Rs2.5 billion loss. “Feeders requesting electricity are not metered, and illegal transformers have been installed. Providing power to these would unfairly burden consumers with meters. The government cannot subsidize electricity theft; it…

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Power Cut Causes Flight Chaos at Manchester Airport

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Power-Cut

LONDON: Manchester Airport, the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom, experienced significant disruptions on Sunday due to a major power cut. The outage resulted in the cancellation of over 100 flights, affecting thousands of passengers. A spokesperson for Manchester Airport reported that at least 20% of all outgoing and incoming flights were cancelled and warned of further disruptions. Aviation analytics firm Cirium confirmed that 66 departures and 50 inbound flights were cancelled, with easyJet experiencing the most cancellations. Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and East Midlands airports,…

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Kuwait announces power cuts as demand spikes in summer heat

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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has announced temporary power cuts in some parts of the country during peak consumption hours, saying it is struggling to meet increased demand spurred by extreme summer heat. In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said the scheduled cuts would occur for up to two hours a day, in the first such step for the OPEC member state as climate change causes temperatures to rise. It blamed the cuts on “the inability of power plants to meet increased demand” during peak hours amid…

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