KWSC posts record Rs2.74bn monthly revenue in Sept

Karachi-based Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has achieved a new milestone, recording the highest monthly revenue collection ever at Rs 2.74 billion in September 2026. This significant achievement brings the corporation's total collections for the first quarter of FY2026-27 to Rs7.584 billion, as reported in a KWSC statement released on Friday.

The utility's Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, attributed this financial success to recent reforms focused on enhancing transparency, enforcing financial discipline, and bolstering the corporation's operational capacity. He stated that higher revenues would contribute to improving water supply, sewerage systems, and other development projects.

Chief Commercial Officer Haris Sarfraz provided insights into the factors driving the revenue surge. He highlighted an intensified recovery drive, closer engagement with industrial, bulk, and government consumers, and improved mechanisms for collecting overdue payments. KWSC has implemented distinct recovery strategies depending on the duration of unpaid bills, with long-term defaulters facing tougher measures, including disconnections of water connections, while recent defaulters were offered reminders and installment plans to settle their dues.

Sarfraz emphasized that meetings with industrial, bulk, and government consumers were instrumental in verifying outstanding bills and resolving payment disputes. KWSC also deployed teams of staff and outsourced personnel across the city to expedite recovery efforts. The corporation has been urging consumers to pay their bills promptly and settle outstanding dues on time, emphasizing that stronger revenue collection is crucial for the corporation's financial sustainability and the maintenance of public services.