KARACHI: Industrialists have lodged a complaint against K-Electric Ltd for charging higher tariffs in despite direction from the government’s notification to charge concessionary rates to the export-oriented industry.
Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (Site) Association of Industry Chairman Saleem Parekh also urged Finance Minister Asad Umar to take notice of KE’s violations. He said the support package provided by federal government to zero-rated export-oriented industry through SRO12(I) is being violated by the utility company.
Moreover, Parekh claimed that KE is billing fixed charges, government duties and taxes in addition to the 7.5cents/kWh being charged on the variable charges whereas Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, Faisalabad Electric Supply Company and Lahore Electric Supply Company are billing their industrial consumers at 7.5cents/kWh on the total bill.
KE in a press release said that, “with respect to the implementation of the zero-rated industrial support package, the company has already sought clarity from the Power Division … and is in continuous engagement with the Ministry of Energy.”
“We are currently waiting for the directives from the Power Division in response to our letter to make any adjustments in the consumer bills accordingly,” added the release.
