{"id":17726,"date":"2025-11-28T16:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=17726"},"modified":"2025-11-28T16:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:56:24","slug":"power-companies-continue-offering-employees-up-to-1300-free-units-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=17726","title":{"rendered":"Power companies continue offering employees up to 1,300 free units monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2363\"><strong>Islamabad: The Senate has been informed that employees of Pakistan\u2019s power sector\u2014including DISCOs, GENCOs, NTDC, PITC, and WAPDA\u2014receive between 300 and 1300 units of free electricity every month, depending on their job grade. The official data released has sparked renewed debate on the scale of energy-related perks amid rising tariffs for general consumers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2570\">According to the details shared, IESCO tops the list, with its employees collectively receiving over 256,500 free units per month, marking the highest volume among all power distribution companies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2651\">The Senate was briefed on the exact entitlement structure, which is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2938\">\n<li data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2697\">\n<p data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2697\">Grade 1\u20134 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2695\">300 free units per month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2728\">\n<p data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2728\">Grade 5\u201310 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2726\">600 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2760\">\n<p data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2760\">Grade 11\u201315 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2758\">600 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2789\">\n<p data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"2789\">Grade 16 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2787\">600 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"2818\">\n<p data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"2818\">Grade 17 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2816\">650 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2819\" data-end=\"2847\">\n<p data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2847\">Grade 18 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2845\">700 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"2877\">\n<p data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2877\">Grade 19 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2875\">1000 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2907\">\n<p data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"2907\">Grade 20 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2905\">1100 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2938\">\n<p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2938\">Grade 21\u201322 \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2938\">1300 units<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3283\">Overall, the data shows that 13 power companies receive a combined 318,445 units of free electricity every month as employee benefits. At a time when electricity prices for ordinary consumers continue to rise, these figures raise serious questions about subsidy policies, cost burdens, and the financial sustainability of the power sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Senate has been informed that employees of Pakistan\u2019s power sector\u2014including DISCOs, GENCOs, NTDC, PITC, and WAPDA\u2014receive between 300 and 1300 units of free electricity every month, depending on their job grade. The official data released has sparked renewed debate on the scale of energy-related perks amid rising tariffs for general consumers. 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