Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Feb 10, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Feb 10, 2003 |
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Industry & Economy
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Power Toll-free phone to report power thefts Our Bureau
KOLKATA, Feb. 9 THE West Bengal State Electricity Board has introduced a toll-free number for getting information on power theft. Dr G.D. Gautama, the Chairman of WBSEB, said that the caller's identity would be protected. Since July 2002, when the new law on power theft was introduced, there has been a perceptible drop in power thefts, which was evident from rising revenues. Pointing out that a few cases of conviction (with fines up to Rs 40,000) have already taken place, Mr Gautama said the message has begun to sink in. As part of a two-month-long campaign jointly launched by the power utilities in the State, people in West Bengal were also told how power theft was adding to the losses of the WBSEB (as also the other public utilities) and how people were paying for that in an indirect manner. While the WBSEB loses Rs 700 crore annually on account of power theft, the RPG -controlled CESC loses over Rs 180 crore every year. Dr Gautama said that power pilferage accounts for a major part of the 40 per cent transmission and distribution loss of WBSEB.
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