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Formerly Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) Quarterly E-Newsletter 23rd Edition July to September 2014 Page - 01 K-ELECTRICK-ELECTRIC RECEIVESRECEIVES 22ndnd FPCCIFPCCI ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT AWARDAWARD FORFOR THETHE YEARYEAR 20132013 K-Electric is pleased to announce that the Federation of also appreciated by the FPCCI leadership and members, Pakistan Chambers Of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has reflecting the business community support and trusts awarded the power utility with the 2nd FPCCI Achievement K-Electric’s vision and the continual steps it has taken towards Award 2013. The ceremony was held at Karachi where the improving its infrastructure, network and services. award was received by Usama Qureshi, Chief of Staff to CEO on behalf of K-Electric from the KE will continue its work hard and challenge itself to achieved Honorable President of Pakistan, its goals in the years to come. Syed Mamnoon Hussain. KE Management is thankful to This award has been presented Mr Zakaria Usman, President to K-Electric for its unprec- FPCCI, Senior Vice Presi- edented investment of USD 1 dent, Vice Presidents and the billion in power generation along FPCCI management for recog- with introducing efficient and nizing and appreciating KE’s effective policies to overcome efforts towards the city. the power crisis in the city. KE’s business friendly policies were 23rd Edition July to September 2014 Page - 02 AGREEMENT WITH MCB FOR E-BILL PAYMENTS K-Electric signed an MoU with MCB Bank, this initiative will reap Mr. Nayyer Hussain, Chief Executive Officer, K-Electric reiterated, several benefits for KE. It is an efficient and cost effective initiative “That this initiative is a part of the company’s technology road which will enable KE for quick data and fund transfers, thus saving map implementation that aims to make the entire system cost precious time and reduce financial costs. effective and customer-centric”. It will further help in In future K-Electric plans to connect its system with MCB Utility reducing consumer Bill Collection Switch for real time cash update. complaints and bring vast improvement as far as quick customer cash updates are concerned and will shrink complaint resolution time for cash missing cases. Under the terms of the MoU, MCB will facilitate KE with its best services, and will ensure all receipts are reported in an efficient and timely manner. The MoU was signed between CEO K-Electric Mr. Nayyer Hussain and President MCB Imran Maqbool. FIRST CORPORATE TO SPONSOR WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN PAKISTAN K-Electric becomes the club won the National Women’s Championship after defeating first corporate to sponsor WAPDA 7-0 whereas, the 11 BUFC women team members are a women’s football club in also in the Pakistan National Camp. Baloch United’s Pakistan. An MoU signing manager was also appointed as the manager of the National ceremony was held at the Team. In addition, The team is also the first women’s club to KE House between buy a foreign player from the Maldives and KE is proud to be K-Electric (KE) and Baloch associated with a club having ambitions. United Women’s Football Club (BUFC). KE will support BUFC’s women’s Present at the occasion, CEO Nayyer Hussain said, “Women team through should also be given the equal opportunities as men, and KE providing assis- will work with BUFC’s women’s team and support them in all tance in the area possible ways ”. BUFC’s women’s team President, Rubina Irfan of coaching, said, “It is indeed a privilege to have KE as a sponsor and sup- training and porter”. providing foot- ball equipment. Baloch United Women’s Football Club formed in 2008, a Karachi based club, having young girls from Karachi and Balochistan. The FREE ELECTRICITY TO APWA RANA LIAQUAT CRAFTSMEN COLONY K-Electric signed an MoU with APWA Rana Liaquat Craftsmen vital healthcare and educational institutions serving the under- Colony (RLCC) in which KE would be providing 100% free elec- privileged and needy on purely humanitarian grounds. tricity to the non-profit organization. The MoU was signed between CEO K-Electric Mr Nayyer Hussain and Chairperson RLCC Selwa Habib. RLCC was founded by Begum Rana Liaquat Ali back in 1954, for the rehabilitation of emigrating artisans from India and is located in Shah Faisal Town, Karachi. By entering into an understanding with the RLCC, it becomes KE’s 12th partner under its Empowerment Program. K-Electric’s CEO added, “We at K-Electric commend RLCC’s efforts in the health and education sectors where they help out families create income sources other than the traditional system of a single bread-earner”. KE’s Social Investment Program is aimed at extending support to 23rd Edition July to September 2014 Page - 03 THE FIRST EVER DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN PAKISTAN TO RECEIVE AN ISO 9001-2008 CERTIFICATION KE, an integrated power utility, received an ISO 9001-2008 Certificate meet recognized standards, for its SITE IBC (Integrated Business Centre). The certification is clarifying business objec- given to organizations in recognition of their improved performance tives and avoiding mistakes. and operations. The certificate recognizes quality in customer care and satisfaction along with Network Complaint Solution turnaround & This achievement will assist Revenue Protection activities. K-Electric and its operations, as with this recognition, fault KE announced the year 2014 as a ‘Customer Care & repetition will be eliminated Satisfaction Year’, and it was pleasing to know KE’s hardship towards and the billing process will improving its customer care has been appreciated and recognized by improve drastically. Apart a third-party accredited certification. from the IBC SITE office, KE’s Gulshan, Clifton, With this certification KE will become more vigilant in focusing on Defence and KIMZ IBC’s in Customer Care, Customer Accounts, Network & Revenue Korangi are also under the Protection, whereas direct interaction with the consumer will be limelight to receive a similar enhanced in a structured manner. Also, this would help KE in speed- certificate due to efficient ing up fault rectifications and the turnaround time will also be performance. Due to this reduced. Fault traction and analysis to prevent recurrence would also international recognition, ISO become mandatory for KE through this certificate and voltage fluc- Certified operations are monitored regularly so as to maintain that tuations and losses will be reduced through a proper strategy. The quality standard, marked with continuous improvement. A reputed main emphasis of the system is continual improvement and gives an team of lead auditors would be visiting the certified office every year opportunity to KE to focus on optimizing the areas that matter most for surveillance to mark the improvement, and this will not only help in IBC’s business. It establishes a framework for IBC’s as to how to KE build and improve its operations, it will also benefit for the end manage a business’s key process and ensures that the processes consumer as well. IMPLEMENTING PARTNER WITH UNDP / GEF ON COMPREHENSIVE REDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN PAKISTAN K-Electric has earned another feather in its Corporate Compliance & equipments and therefore is a pertinent stakeholder in terms of its Environmental Stewardship Cap by becoming the first entity in Paki- relevance with the issues related to the management, disposal and stan to plan for the management of Persistent Organic Pollutants. alternatives of PCBs,a category of Persistent Organic Pollutants. Earlier, it was the first in Pakistan to declare its Climate Change Policy. Taking into consideration our obligations and commitment toward environmental stewardship, our on-going efforts for monitoring and K-Electric has partnered with Global Environment Facility (GEF) and managing of PCB and the implementation of the Stockholm Conven- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the project titled tion on Persistent Organic Pollutants, KE has committed to “Comprehensive Reduction and Elimination of Persistent co-finance the above mentioned project in term of Kind not in cash. Organic Pollutants in Pakistan” so as to comply with the provisions The total funding for K - Electric in the areas covered by the Project of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants for the years 2015 to 2020 is calculated at over USD 07 Million in (POPs), which Pakistan ratified on 17th April 2008. Kind to become Implementing partner (IP) on national level. The Global Environment Facility is a global partnership among 178 Under this partnership K-Electric plan for the management of PCBs countries, which assists countries in meeting their obligations under contaminated equipments through preparation of comprehensive the conventions that they have signed and ratified. Established in procedures, sampling and monitoring of PCB, inventory of PCB, 1991, GEF works with international institutions, government and training and awareness among technical staff, treatment and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector to disposal methods, and continuous monitoring, thus reducing and address global environmental issues, while supporting national addressing its environmental liability. sustainable development initiatives. It is the designated financial mechanism for international agreements on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Combat Desertification and Persistent Organic Pollutants. GEF / UNDP formally invited KE for building project partnership and become implementing partner in the