The Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) has reduced the replacement time for faulty electricity meters to just one month, as part of a broader improvement in its performance under the federal reform agenda.
According to the Power Division spokesperson, GEPCO has become the second power distribution company in the country, after the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), to bring its losses down to single digits.
Data released by the Power Division showed that GEPCO line losses fell from 10.43 percent to a record low of 9.80 percent during fiscal year 2025-26. The company billing recovery rate also crossed 100 percent during the same period, marking a significant improvement in financial performance.
The spokesperson said sound financial management had kept GEPCO share in the circular debt at zero. Under a nationwide crackdown on power theft, the company also carried out strict enforcement action that resulted in national savings of Rs 5.2 billion over the past year.
To address consumer complaints more effectively, GEPCO has shortened the time required to replace faulty meters to one month, down from a considerably longer period previously.
Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari said the results reflected the impact of continuous, data-driven monitoring of distribution companies. He added that the line losses and recovery performance of all discos were being reviewed regularly, with no compromise on meeting set targets or ensuring their effective implementation.
Leghari further said that full digitalization of billing and recovery systems remained a core part of the government energy reform agenda, and would bring greater transparency to the sector.
