Gurugram records highest electricity theft among 10 districts: DHBVN

Gurugram recorded the highest cumulative penalty imposed on consumers for electricity theft across ten districts serviced by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVN), officials said on Friday. According to PC Meena, managing director, DHBVN, the power utility imposed penalties amounting to ₹79.13 crore across ten districts during the first six months (April to September) of the current financial year, of which ₹20.5 crore was from two circles in Gurugram. “DHBVN has already recovered ₹48.08 crore in penalties from violators, which is more than 60% of the total amount,” he said. He added that ₹12.51 crore has been collected from Gurugram violators, accounting for 61% recovery in the district.

After Gurugram, Faridabad and Palwal registered the second and third-highest amount of penalties, officials informed. DHBVN imposed penalties worth ₹15.01 crore in Faridabad and ₹10.32 crore in Palwal. The districts registered recovery rates of 49.28% and 56.28%, with the power utility recovering ₹7.39 crore and ₹5.81 crore from both respectively.