{"id":82339,"date":"2021-12-17T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=82339"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:43:59","slug":"lesco-against-consumers-using-unlawful-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lesco-against-consumers-using-unlawful-connections.html","title":{"rendered":"LESCO to launch action against consumers using unlawful connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Tuesday issued orders to disconnect the users who are using multiple power connections in violation of the regulations, according to a news published on December 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lesco-continues-operation-against-pilferers-nankana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LESCO continues operation against pilferers in Nankana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details shared, the LESCO officials have been ordered to cut off additional meters installed in houses in violation of the laws. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of power users in the city are using more than one connection at home in a bid to reduce their electricity bills. The consumers have opted for extra connections to reduce unit usage owing to the rising power charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/aptma-asks-lesco-revise-power-tariff-export-sectors-per-ecc-decision.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APTMA asks LESCO to revise power tariff for export sectors as per ECC decision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the department will also be launching action against the officers who approved these connections in violation of the rules and regulations.<br>Previously, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chaudhry Muhammad Amin announced that installation of the net metering connections will be initiated in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Tuesday issued orders to disconnect the users who are using multiple power connections in violation of the regulations, according to a news published on December 14. Read: LESCO continues operation against pilferers in Nankana As per the details shared, the LESCO officials have been ordered to cut off additional meters installed in houses in violation of the laws. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of power users in the city are using more than one connection at home in a bid to reduce their electricity bills. The consumers have opted for extra connections to reduce unit usage owing to the rising power charges. Read: APTMA asks LESCO to revise power tariff for export sectors as per ECC decision Moreover, the department will also be launching action against the officers who approved these connections in violation of the rules and regulations.Previously, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chaudhry Muhammad Amin announced that installation of the net metering connections will be initiated in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016,15017],"tags":[23749,50057],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-lahore-electric-supply-company-lesco","10":"tag-lesco-to-launch-action-against-consumers-using-unlawful-connections","11":"cat-15016-id","12":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LESCO to move against consumers with extra connections- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Tuesday issued orders to disconnect the users who are using multiple power connections in violation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lesco-against-consumers-using-unlawful-connections.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LESCO to move against consumers with extra connections- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Tuesday issued orders to disconnect the users who are using multiple power connections in violation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lesco-against-consumers-using-unlawful-connections.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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