Electricity theft causes state losses<\/p>\n
BOGOR (JP): Forty-nine companies and 1,750 houses have been
\ncaught stealing electricity from state-owned electricity company
\nPT PLN over the last nine months, causing state losses of Rp 4.9
\nbillion.<\/p>\n
An officer in charge of electricity distribution, Nyangid,
\nsaid on Monday that the customers stole electricity by tampering
\nwith their electricity meters.<\/p>\n
\"The 'shameless' customers range from poor people to
\nentrepreneurs, including industrial firms,\" Nyangid said, adding
\nthat the three industrial districts of Gunung Putri, Cibinong and
\nCileungsi, were prone to electricity theft.<\/p>\n
PLN will ask the companies and houses to pay compensation over
\nthe next three months or have their electricity cut off, he said.<\/p>\n
\"So far, we have cut the electricity supply to one of the
\ncompanies,\" Nyangid said.<\/p>\n
He said PLN would also fire any of its officials caught
\ntampering with meters and would continue inspections of the
\npremises of its 500,000 customers to prevent electricity theft.
\n(21\/dja)<\/p>",
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