JPS has been continuing its fight against electricity theft with teams
on the ground and smarter technology, since the start of 2018. The company has invested heavily in
infrastructure, equipment and software in an effort to approach the matter of
electricity theft in a strategic way, in order to yield higher levels of
success. This investment, coupled with community intervention and audits of
both commercial and residential customers, (over 45,500) has been yielding some
success.
In the Company’s latest efforts
this week, a team conducted an operation in various communities in the Spanish
Town area (Lakes Pen, St. Jago Heights,
Beacon Hill and Old Road) where they removed 350 throw-ups and one direct line
tap. JPS President & CEO, Emanuel
DaRosa, who was also present on the operation, noted that “Our teams continue
to work assiduously to ensure that we do all that we can to reduce electricity
theft across the island.”
Since the start of the year
to August 7, JPS has discovered 7,300 instances of irregularities. Audit
results show that the parish of Kingston and St. Andrew had the highest level
of breaches, with 1,430 irregularities discovered, followed by St. Catherine,
with 1,237 irregularities. Persons should note that being caught with illegal
connections may result in arrest, fines and/or
imprisonment, and a subsequent criminal record. Persons may also be back-billed for up to 6
years if caught stealing electricity.
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