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Electricity Authority launches measures to combat power theft
The article discusses the increase in electricity theft cases and their penalties in Egypt, along with the availability of new methods for detection amid rising commercial losses due to meter tampering, which have exceeded 32%. The ministry affirms that the electricity meter is a legal custody, and any manipulation or facilitation of theft exposes the violator to legal accountability, leading to service disconnection, with the possibility of contract termination and immediate meter removal. Theft methods include direct connections, tampering with meters, installing hidden devices, using magnets, swapping meter components, and others. Electricity companies rely on inspection campaigns and modern techniques such as warning signals and consumption pattern analysis to uncover such tampering. Applicable penalties include fines ranging from 100,000 to one million Egyptian pounds, imprisonment for at least one year, with penalties doubled in cases of repeat offenses. Service is only restored after settling all dues and complying with legal procedures.
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