KOTA KINABALU: Sabah suffered about RM30mil in system losses because of power theft last year, says utility company Sabah Electricity.
According to a statement on the Sabah Electricity Corporate Facebook page, these losses were attributed to illegal power tapping, among other things.
In power supply terms, system loss is the difference between the amount of electricity generated and the volume used and paid for by consumers.
The statement noted that these losses were estimated after around 1,000 operations conducted throughout the year.
These comprised 200 integrated operations and 800 internal crackdowns, it added.
Sabah Electricity said it would intensify operations to curb the problem.
The latest integrated crackdown was on Tuesday (Feb 18) and involved some 50 houses with illegal power connections around the city.
The operation was led by Sabah Electricity chief operating officer Mohd Yusmanizam Mohd Yusof, chief retail officer Ahmad Nassaruddin Kamaruzaman, O&M Central Region head of distribution Sudalli Sabtuahim and CERA KK senior manager Christina Chin Kim Oi.
Agencies such as the Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS), police, Water Department, Immigration Department and City Hall were also involved.
Some 800kg of aluminium wiring were also seized in the operation.
The public is urged to inform Sabah Electricity of any incidences of illegal power tapping and meter tampering.
