Notice: Unauthorized Construction Near KE Power Infrastructure Poses Safety Risks

Issuer: KE

Purpose: Public safety and regulatory warning regarding unauthorized construction or civil work on and around KE power infrastructure.

Key points:

- Power infrastructure carries high-voltage electricity and is installed by trained personnel in compliance with rigorous safety parameters.

- Unauthorized civil work near KE infrastructure, including underground facilities, without formal prior notification and safety measures, can cause serious consequences including fatalities and power supply disruptions.

- KE reports that excavations using tools such as pickaxes have damaged infrastructure and disrupted customer supply on numerous occasions.

- Requirement: Civic agencies, private entities, and individuals planning construction or civil work close to KE infrastructure must obtain KE approval at least 5 working days before starting work.

- Penalties: Damaging or destroying KE transmission and/or distribution infrastructure carries a penalty of not less than 3 Million Rupees and/or imprisonment of up to seven (07) years in accordance with the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860.

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