Power and Energy Ministry earns Rs.3.3m in raids
July 1, 2011 01:06 pm
The Ministry of Power and Energy stated that nearly Rs. 3.3 million has been earned in raids conducted in the Trincomalee area during two days of raiding last month.
During these raids which were conducted from the June 25 to 27, 79 cases of obtaining electricity fraudulently were reported while 37 of these cases were of tampering with electricity meters, the rest were where hooks were used to obtain electricity fraudulently.
Accordingly The Ministry of Power and Energy stated that Rs. 790,000 was collected as court fines, and Rs. 2,509,081 was recovered as losses to the CEB, bringing the total to Rs. 3,299,081.
