WhatsApp Logo Subscribe
For News Alert

News

NTDC slapped with another Rs10 million fine

October 5, 2022 01:07 PM


Twitter Share Facebook Share WhatsApp Share

Hardly a day had passed since the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) had imposed fine to the tune of Rs10 million on the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), the latter again invited the wrath of the Authority on Wednesday when it was again fined Rs10 million for failing to restore the power supply in some parts of the country on time after some of the electricity towers were uprooted due to strong winds, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.  

According to the statement issued by the NEPRA, two towers of 500 KV of Dadu-Jamshoro transmission line and six towers of Port Qasim-Matyari line in Sindh had been uprooted due to strong winds in May 2022 following which 1,320 megawatts of electricity had exited from the system, which had resulted in a partial power breakdown in the country.     

The statement said that it took the NTDC 10 days to restore power supply in the areas where there was a blackout, prompting the NEPRA to initiate an inquiry into such an inordinate delay. “And it was after the inquiry was over that the Authority first issued a show-cause notice to the NTDC, and when the latter did not respond to the notice on time, the NEPRA slapped fine on it,” read the statement.

 

Reporter: Awais Kiyani 



Most Read

  1. Ali Zafar condemns Dr. Zakir Naik’s perspective on unmarried women to whom he called ‘Bazaari woman’ Ali Zafar condemns Dr. Zakir Naik’s perspective on unmarried women to whom he called ‘Bazaari woman’
  2. Ducky Bhai and wife Aroob Jatoi released after arrest Ducky Bhai and wife Aroob Jatoi released after arrest
  3. KP CM Gandapur fires his information adviser Barrister Saif KP CM Gandapur fires his information adviser Barrister Saif
  4. Believe it or not! PIA flight takes off two hours before scheduled time Believe it or not! PIA flight takes off two hours before scheduled time
  5. Shaan Shahid responds to host about marrying Reema Khan in live show Shaan Shahid responds to host about marrying Reema Khan in live show
  6. Dania Shah’s husband Hakeem Shahzad claims Hiba Bukhari conceived after using his medicines Dania Shah’s husband Hakeem Shahzad claims Hiba Bukhari conceived after using his medicines