Three persons have already passed away from the intense heat, the petitioner pointed out.
In spite of paying their bills on time, the petitioner claimed that homeowners continue to experience 12-hour power interruptions. The Supreme Court has previously decided against bringing such cases before the court directly, as K-Electric pointed out in its response to the petition.
load shedding will happen on feeders where there are losses, according to K-Electric’s statement. Advocate Muhammad Vawda, on the other hand, contended that K-Electric’s response is meaningless and unimportant. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) had already received a complaint from the petitioners, he noted, but NEPRA had not yet made a determination.
Further noting that the concerned feeder is classified as “no losses” by K-Electric, Advocate Vawda questioned why load shedding is occurring on a no-loss feeder. He claimed that NEPRA had done nothing and that K-Electric had broken the rules.
It was stressed in the petition that the citizens are suffering as a result of NEPRA and K-Electric’s cooperation. They are suffering from lengthy power outages, which is very upsetting even though they are paying their bills on time.
directing NEPRA to present a response at the upcoming hearing. The court postponed the hearing until August 5. With the goal of resolving the dispute, the Sindh High Court will address the points brought up and ask the parties involved for explanation.
