Govt striving for reducing line losses, curbing power theft: PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government is making efforts to improve the power transmission system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) besides reducing line losses and curbing power theft.

The prime minister, in a meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), said the government institutions were bound to facilitate the people and address their problems on priority.

He had taken the notice of complaints by the parliamentarians from KP against the PESCO.

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During the meeting, the prime minister was apprised of the power outage and its monitoring system, measures to curb power theft and shortage of manpower in PESCO as well as the new recruitment process.

The participants of the meeting were told that the government had formulated a comprehensive power transmission plan to reduce line losses which would also help overcome the shortage. Moreover, the steps to curb power theft were also being taken on priority.

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The prime minister instructed for resolution of the issues within the given timeframe by enhancing coordination between the federal and provincial departments.