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KARACHI: K-Electric, on Saturday wrote a letter to the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah demanding to clear Rs 50 billion outstanding electricity dues on the provincial departments.
The letter written by the power company stated that different departments of the provincial government owe over Rs 50 billion to the power company in respect of the dues.
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The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) is amongst the biggest defaulter department, with outstanding dues of upto Rs 33 billion.
They demanded that the provincial government take concrete steps to clear all the outstanding dues.
As it was creating difficulties for them in maintaining the continuous power supply to the government offices.
On December 10, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed an amount of Rs 50 million as fine upon K-Electric.
Directing the power utility to ensure a fully secured power distribution system by April 2020.
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