ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has started major relief for electricity consumers with winter facilitation package. The package will be applicable to electricity bills for December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025. In the first phase, Iesco has implemented the package for the electricity bills of December 2024. Iesco Chief Executive Mohammad Naeem Jan has stated that, in light of the Winter Facilitation Package announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iesco has started providing relief in the December 2024 bills as per the directives of the energy ministry. “Under the package residential consumers will receive relief ranging from Rs11.42 to Rs26 per unit on additional electricity usage. Commercial/business consumers will get relief ranging from Rs13.46 to Rs22.71 per unit. Industrial consumers will benefit from relief ranging from Rs5.72 to Rs15.05 per unit. This means that customers will get fewer bills even on extra consumption of electricity,” he added. Mohammad Naeem Jan, in a statement, has encouraged Iesco consumers, especially industrial users, to take full advantage of the opportunity. He urged them to utilise more electricity under the Winter Facilitation Package to lower bills, boost production and contribute to strengthening Pakistan’s economy.