37 facts of electricity thefts were revealed by workers of the “Zakarpattyaoblenergo” PJSC during the week

The "Zakarpattyaoblenergo" PJSC informs that during the period from 2 to 8 of July this year, the company’s employees revealed 37 facts of electricity thefts.

In particular, they made 35 reports of violations by households and 2 reports of violations by legal entities (private entrepreneurs, companies, firms, etc.). 

Most cases of illegal interference in the power grid among households over the past six months were found in Tyachiv and Khust districts (9 and 7 violations respectively). Most often, electricity was illegally consumed through damaging metering devices.

In the legal sector (private entrepreneurs, companies, firms, etc.) facts of thefts were detected in Mukachevo district of Transcarpathian region. The most popular violation remains the interference in the metering device by damaging it (damaged meter housing, broken glass, etc.) as well as damaging and removal of seals.

Also during the last week, Committees to review reports of violation imposed fines totaling UAH 111.01 thousand, of which:
among households – UAH 59.04 thousand;
among legal entities – UAH 51.97 thousand.

Press service of the "Zakarpattyaoblenergo" PJSC