AMMAN — The value of
non-technical electricity losses, including tampering, in the period between
2016 until late 2019, which came to JD38.17 million, has been recovered, the
Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) said Saturday, according to
the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The breakdown of the amount recovered was: JD27.78 million from the Jordan
Electricity Company, JD5.15 million from the
Irbid Electricity Company, and
JD5.31 million from the Electricity Distribution Company, according to figures
contained in the commission's 2019 annual report.
Some 19,061 illegal connections to the power grid were detected during the same
three-year period following inspection by the commission and security forces.
They included 6,101 cases of tampering with electricity distribution companies,
the report said.
An EMRC study showed that JD31 million is saved annually by reducing
electricity losses.
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