In Pakistan, Mepco assessed more than Rs1 billion in billing adjustments
In Pakistan, consumers of Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) were assessed Rs1.009 billion in July 2026 as part of billing adjustments following detections. These adjustments concerned nearly 37.84 million units of electricity, Dawn reports, citing company data.
Across Mepco’s nine divisions, 120,003 adjustments were made involving 8.17 million bills. The highest number of adjustments — 28,486 — was recorded in Rahim Yar Khan, where the financial assessment amounted to Rs118.04 million. In Multan, 9,106 adjustments were made, with their value reaching Rs187.22 million.
Differences between divisions
The largest volume of electricity included in the adjustments was recorded in Dera Ghazi Khan — 6.48 million units. It was followed by Rahim Yar Khan with 5.87 million units and Muzaffargarh with 4.92 million. At the same time, the financial assessment in Dera Ghazi Khan stood at Rs154.07 million, less than the Rs187.22 million in Multan, although the latter had fewer such units.
In Khanewal, 8,487 adjustments concerned 2.89 million units of electricity and were assessed at Rs91.28 million. In Bahawalnagar, 9,032 adjustments were made for the same volume of 2.89 million units, amounting to Rs52.62 million. The difference in financial assessments between these divisions was Rs38.66 million.
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According to the publication, differences in the amounts may be related to consumer categories, tariffs, connected load, the declared duration of irregular consumption, and the nature of the detected cases. At the same time, the available data do not contain a breakdown by these parameters.
Billing procedure
An anonymous employee of Mepco’s Multan division said that an adjustment in itself does not establish the fact of electricity theft. According to him, the grounds may include meter tampering, illegal consumption, direct connections, as well as faulty or slow meters.
According to Nepra’s consumer manual, distribution companies must follow established procedures when issuing such bills. Mepco Chief Executive Gul Muhammad Zahid instructed employees to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of bills, transparency in meter readings, and the collection of complete documentary evidence before charging payments. Mepco’s data do not contain information on the amount actually recovered from the Rs1.009 billion assessed in July.
