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Jan 25, 2012 News
– GPL claims business owes $10M
A woodworking establishment was reportedly caught stealing electricity on Monday.
According to GPL officials, the errant business was ‘F&T Designs’ which is located at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. The business entity manufactures exotic wood furniture.
It was noted that the same business has $10M in outstanding balances for the power company, and was even registered in GPL’s system as being disconnected.
GPL operatives disclosed that constant checks are being made at premises of individuals/business establishments who have outstanding balances for the power company, and the wood working business was caught after it was noted that the meter was tampered with, and the registry mechanism was not recording any of the electricity being used.
“This same business was also disconnected for non-payment of bills and was flagged in the system as disconnected,” one GPL operative stressed.
GPL officials said that they have been monitoring various businesses across the country and are disgusted at the persistence of major businesses with electricity theft.
Officials further noted that it is a policy for the electricity company to demand that businesses not only clear the amount owed to GPL, but also pay six months deposit in order to have the service returned.
Alluding to the fact that more stringent penalties are in place to deal with defaulters since the implementation of the Electricity Sector Reform (Amendment) Bill 2010, GPL officials said the situation is growing at an alarming rate, and persons and companies caught stealing electricity and facing conviction more than three times, can be denied permanent service.
However, the company stressed that it was taking a number of steps to curb the theft of electricity. One measure is the use of a special type of meter – the Itron meter – that is being used for large consumers in a secure environment. For small customers, the company is offering the prepaid meter, which discourages consumers from accessing it with the intention of tampering.
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