The Managing Director of State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) Mr. Ahmed Shareef cautions of possible utility bill hikes for the following three-month period.
The STELCO front-man made the projection during an interview with Public Service Media’s (PSM) “Raajje Miadhu” program.
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Upon taking chair as STELCO’s honcho, Shareef began evaluating the billing procedure of the utility company for the last five-year period. He comments, of finding usage deductions from billed amount, a move, he says is done to reduce the final billed amount to the customer.
Speaking about the issue, he also highlights a 22-day duration between the date of billing and its creation; which Shareef said creates backlogs in the procedure.
Mr. Shareef made affirmations to drop the current billing approach in favor of real-time billing and avoid further backlogs.
The real-time bills will reportedly accrue electricity usage in every 32-days, which Shareef cautions will increment the final billed amount.
Despite the cautionary tale heads-upped by the STELCO front-man, he assures global oil fluctuations will not reflect on the utility bills.
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