KARACHI: K-Electric through its press statement has announced that the company has installed a free-of-cost 3-phase connection to the Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Eye Hospital located in North Karachi. KE has been providing free electricity to LRBT and has now provided their eye hospital a free three-phase connection so as to improve their operations.

The Social Investment Programme is a unique model, by which the utility is committed in maintaining and improving partnerships in order to ensure that public welfare institutions such as LRBT, are enabled and empowered to create high value for the under-privileged communities they serve. Under the Social Investment Programme, KE signed an MoU with LRBT according to which KE will provide free of cost electricity to all eye hospitals operating under LRBT.

KE Spokesperson said, “The installation of three-phase connection is part of company’s system enhancement and up-gradation effort. The initiative will provide relief to the hospitals in the form of monetary savings whereas the amount saved through this endeavour will ultimately be utilised in the welfare of 520,000 patients which LRBT reaches out annually.”—PR