Energy transmission, distribution losses swell to whopping Rs520 billion in FY21-22

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A representational picture of a transmission tower, often known as an electrical energy pylon. — AFP/File
  • PESCO bought 16,560 items and bought 10,355 items.
  • IESCO brought on losses of Rs21.9 billion; bought items stood at 13,027.
  • LESCO losses stand at 11.52%, which is equal to Rs72.7 billion.

ISLAMABAD: Energy sector’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses have surged to whopping Rs520.Three billion with Peshawar Electrical Energy Provide Firm (PESCO) registering the highest-ever deficit of Rs153.Eight billion, in only one monetary 12 months, The Information reported on Monday.

The cash-bleeding energy sector’s accrued losses have crossed the defence spending of the nation within the final two monetary years, and there appears no sigh of aid for the plenty with out endeavor primary and elementary reforms.

The query arises as to why the board members of those loss-making energy distribution firms (DISCOs) will not be being appointed on benefit. The reply is that such appointments are used as a device for doling out advantages to politically motivated favourites as a substitute of creating choices on benefit.

In response to the official knowledge out there with The Information, the whole bought items have been 130,158 gigawatt hours (GWh), out of which bought items stood at 107,860 items; so the misplaced items stood at 22,298 items of GWh within the monetary 12 months 2021-22. The goal losses of T&D are envisaged at 13.41%, however precise losses went as much as 17.13% within the monetary 12 months 2021-22.

PESCO bought 16,560 items of GWh of electrical energy and bought 10,355 items, so the misplaced items stood at 6,205 of GWh. Losses of PESCO stand at 37.47% and people went as much as Rs153.Eight billion in cash phrases within the present fiscal 12 months. The losses of Tribal Electrical Energy Firm (TESCO) stand at 9.33% and at Rs3.7 billion in cash phrases. Whole bought items stood at 2,284 items and bought items 2,071, so the misplaced items of electrical energy estimated at 213 of GWh.

The losses of Islamabad Electrical Energy Firm (IESCO) stand at 8.18%, which brought on losses of Rs21.9 billion in cash phrases. The entire bought items stood at 13,027 and bought items have been 11,961, so the misplaced items of electrical energy have been estimated at 1,066 items of GWh.

The Gujranwala Electrical Energy Firm (GEPCO) losses stand at 9.07% to the tune of Rs24.7 billion.

The Lahore Electrical Energy Provide Firm (LESCO) losses stand at 11.52%, which is equal to Rs72.7 billion. The misplaced items in case of LESCO are estimated at 3,264 items of GWh within the fiscal 12 months 2021-22.

The losses of Faisalabad Electrical Energy Firm (LESCO) stand at Rs33.four billion, equal to 9.1%. The losses of Multan Electrical Energy Firm (MEPCO) stood at greater facet, amounting to Rs75.1 billion. The losses of MEPCO stand at 14.84%.

The losses of Hyderabad Electrical Energy Provide Firm (HESCO) have gone down from 38.55% in 2020-21 to 32.88% in 2021-22 and in monetary time period stood at Rs45 billion.

The losses of Sukkur Energy Provide Firm (SEPCO) remained unchanged and stood at 35.27% in 2020-21 and 35.62% in 2021-22. In monetary phrases, the losses of SEPCO stand at Rs43.7 billion.

The losses of Quetta Electrical Provide Firm (QESCO) stood at 28.07% and in monetary phrases escalated to Rs46.Three billion in monetary 12 months 2021-22.

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