POWER THEFT

by G. SREENIVASAN

Overview

Power theft is a silent crime that causes huge loss of revenue to power utilities. Despite advanced managerial and technical efforts to crack down on power thieves, power distribution companies are struggling to halt the theft of power. Now in its third edition, this book discusses some of the methods used to commit power theft, and enables readers to identify, control and combat such problems.There is no panacea for curbing power theft, and utilities have to develop their own methods, but this book presents technical and administrative solutions that can go a long way to nipping the problem in bud.New to this editionIn this third edition, major judgments of the Indian Supreme Court relating to irregularities in the power sector have been added. There is also discussion of the role of power theft in marijuana cultivation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788120349063
Publisher:	PHI Learning
Publication date:	01/18/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	408,134
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

G. SREENIVASAN is Resident Engineer with Kerala State Electricity Board, New Delhi. He has been a guest faculty at premier Institutions like Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad; Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Hyderabad; Reliance Energy Management Institute (REMI), Mumbai; and Central Institute for Rural Electrification (CIRE), Hyderabad.

Mr. Sreenivasan, a technical writer and a blogger, is also an activist in prevention of power theft. He has been highlighting the issues related to power theft all over the world to create awareness with different perception. He has a long career in detecting high-tech power thefts, and has passed through many hardships and dangers. As a member of International Utility Revenue Protection Association (IURPA), he has been closely associated with developments in this sector all over the world. He is pursuing a research study to explore the role of media in prevention of power theft and can be reached at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Abbreviations

1. Introduction
2. Security Seals and Modern Trends in Power Theft
3. Power Theft in Electro-Mechanical Meters
4. Power Theft in Electronic Meters
5. Meddling with High Tension Metering Equipment
6. Important Judgements on Power Theft
7. Conclusion
Further Reading

Index