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…prosecutes thousandsBy Rabindra RooplallGuyana Power Light (GPL) through its continuous campaign has discovered over 4,000 feet of illegal cables and substandard poles in Timehri “backlands”,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, East Bank Demerara, yesterday. Another 6,000 feet of cable was discovered at a squatting area in Coverden, East Bank Demerara.More than 5,000 illegal electricity connections were detected and removed this year.One of the many makeshift poles used to run the illegal wiring in Timehri, EBDHundreds have been arrested by the police for illegal diversion of electricity but expressed concern at the rate in which these cases are completed in the courts.The Power Company attributed these arrests to its intensified exercise to reduce commercial losses resulting from electricity theft. The Electricity Sector Reform Act clearly outlines severe penalties for perpetrators guilty of electricity theft.GPL has been pursuing every case from the criminal and civil aspects with some convicted persons being sentenced to periods of imprisonment while being back billed for up to 24 months by the power company.The power company set up a special team that would be in the fields to disconnect and remove all illegalities. This task force will be on continuous raids throughout the year with the assistance of the police.Technicians were accompanied by police in accordance with the reform that was set into law in 2010. Throughout the raids GPL unearthed illegal networks that were worth millions of dollars.The combined losses uncovered during the two raids surpassed $10M. Meters were seized and although some persons were connected to assigned prepaid meters and assigned temporary post paid meters that were registered,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, it was noted that their root connections and networking were illegal in implementation, even the makeshift poles holding up the wiring were dangerous, and as such these were removed.The power company is blaming the corrupt actions of some GPL operatives who facilitate the illegal networking and connections found.“None of the residents were able to tell us or identify which GPL operatives were responsible for planting the poles and running the network to accommodate them with power.” One GPL field operative explained.Nevertheless,China NFL Jerseys, GPL lamented that illegal connections are being replaced within a day. GPL appealed to the public to desist from establishing illegal connections and networks. The power company also drew attention to the fact that it has been warning for years that illegal networks pose an ever present danger to everyone in the communities in which the illegality occurs,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, particularly to children.However,Cheap Jerseys From China, despite GPL’s efforts at curbing electricity theft there is an enormous challenge facing the company – determined electricity thieves.The utility company explained that hundreds of raids were conducted by GPL’s technical teams, spearheaded by representatives from the Company’s Loss Reduction Department and the Guyana Police Force in communities along the East Bank,Supply Cheap Jerseys, West Bank and East Coast of Demerara,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store, Berbice, Georgetown and its outskirts. This will be continuous. |
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