Electricity theft

[3] There are various types of electrical power theft, including Tapping a line or bypassing the energy meter.

According to a study [citation needed], 80% of worldwide theft occurs in private dwellings and 20% on commercial and industrial premises.

This kind of modification can evade external inspection attempts because the meter is always correct unless the remote is turned on.

The predominant direction in research and development is employing artificial intelligence, and in particular machine learning methods, to detect customers that steal electricity.

[7][10][11] President of Northeast Group Ben Gardner stated: "India loses more money to theft than any other country in the world.

"[12] In Karachi, a parallel power supply has been running for years as a result of electricity theft.

Dicle and Van Gölü companies were the most heavily effected electricity distributors in the country.

In contrast Denizli (1.3%) have had the lowest prevalence among Turkish provinces with regard to electricity theft.

[18] Katiyabaaz (Powerless), a 2014 Indian documentary film, dealt with issue of power theft in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.