Power theft: Over Rs 1 crore penalty on two factories in Punjab

LUDHIANA: Acting tough on power thieves in the district, officials of the enforcement wing of

the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited

(

PSPCL

) detected two major electricity thefts in

Khanna

sub-division and imposed a penalty of more than Rs 1 crore.

Senior officials said the enforcement wing constituted a special team for conducting inspection on the premises of two factories in Sahnewal and found discrepancies in their

meter reading

and imposed a penalty of Rs 62 lakh and Rs 80 lakh on them.

Senior executive engineer of the enforcement wing (Khanna sub-division) Paramjit Singh said, “During inspection, it was found that the bill generated through one of meters had not been accurate for the past several months, causing huge losses to the power corporation. It will be investigated how such a discrepancy went unnoticed and the issue will be probed by higher officials as per protocol. The other meter is under observation.”

Officials said similar theft cases were under probe and the department was going through official formalities. Their details would be released soon, they added.


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