KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon lashed out at K-Electric for sending inflated bills to consumers and unleshing prolonged power outages across city.

In statement, he called K-Electric as ‘uncontrolled horse’ from day one till date and said that balance sheet of K-Electric should be checked to see how much profit power entity was making. “Under an agreement, K-Electric is bound to spend one percent of its earnings on network expansion and maintenance. Whether it is rain or heatwave, feeders of K-Electric are tripped.” He said that Sindh Assembly had passed Resolution some days back, urging electricity supply companies to correct their direction. After bill was passed in assembly, K-Electric wrote letter as saying that government’s electricity dues were pending, he informed. He said that power supply companies were sending bills based on mere estimates rather than meter readings, which was violation of laws. He said when people approached power companies for correction of inflated bills, they told them that they could not reduce bills but could make payment installments.

In rural areas of Sindh, PMTs were taken off if there were 10 defaulters in 100 houses. K-Electric, Hesco and Sepco were fully violating constitution, he said and warned them that law would come into action if Constitution was violated. He said that power supply companies could not punish poor people for their greed and incompetence.