Tag: Power Theft

Forget about the common man, theft of electricity has come to fore from the official residence that too from the top most official of a NAC in Odisha.

Bhubaneswar: The Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) in Odisha that had been grappling with problems of power pilferage and revenue loss therewith besides complaints by the consumers over recurrent power cuts since years seems to have got the ‘mastermind’ to set things right. Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra who took charge as the Chief Executive Officer […]

Bhubaneswar: For any power utility, electricity theft has always remained a cause of concern. To address the issue, the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) recently launched the ‘theft award scheme’ to encourage people to report power thefts. Under the scheme, CESU today disbursed cash reward amounting to Rs 78,600 to 13 informers for reporting power […]

Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the essentiality of immediate reforms in the financial health of the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) of Odisha, the Chief Executive Officer of the electricity board Arun Bothra on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to consumers to pay their pending arrears by January 15, 2020, failing which power supply would be disconnected immediately. “At […]