Pakistan Energy 2035-FINAL 20th October 2014

Pakistan Energy Vision - 2035Reasons for high technical losses in Pakistan 26 include haphazard expansion of powertransmission and distribution systems, large scale use of 11kV and LT lines in ruralelectrification, inadequate load management, improper reactive compensation, use of poorquality equipment in agricultural pumping in rural areas and air-conditioners and industrialload in urban centers and large transformation stages which result in increases in iron andcopper losses.Theft and pilferage make up a large portion of T&D losses. The KESC (Karachi Electric SupplyCorporation) in 2000 reported only 52% of its 1.67 million customers were paying theirelectricity bills. Non-consumers are consumers not legally registered with an electricity supplycompany for receiving electricity whereas bonafide consumers are those that willfully pilferand/or tamper with electricity networks. Electricity theft usually takes place by tamperingwith meter readings via mechanical jerks, use of magnets and disturbing disc rotation;bypassing meters through the kunda-system; meter-burning; use of remote control to stopelectricity supply; changing C.T. ratio and reducing recording; meter reading errors andrecording; improper calibration and testing of meters; authorized extension of loads, especiallythose with H.P tariff 27 .The environment and structure of the power industry throughout the world is undergoingdramatic change. The power sector is moving from monopoly to privatization and fromintegration to disintegration. To keep pace with this change, the Government of Pakistanapproved a Strategic Plan in 1994 as a consequence of which the power wing of WAPDA has26 Khan, M.A., Badshah, S., Haq, I.U., Hussain, F., 2013, “Measures for reducing transmission and distribution lossesof Pakistan,” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Vol. 4, Issue 431 | P a g e