In total, since the beginning of the year, more than two thousand such violations of the Rules for the Use of Electric Energy (PKEEn) have been detected by Volyn residents. The largest number of lovers of "free" light are found in Horokhiv, Kovel, Liuboml, Lutsk and Manevychi districts.
But with each month, as specialists of "Volynoblenergo" claim, electricity thefts will begin to be detected more and more often. After all, specifically for this purpose the company purchased a batch of modern devices for establishing facts of unaccounted electricity use, some of which make it possible to detect potential thieves at a distance, that is, without inspecting the in-house electrical wiring.
The results of the conducted inspections are already justifying the funds spent on the equipment. For example: in October alone, 64 "folk craftsmen" will be forced to pay a fine for violating the PKEEn in a total amount of about 25 thousand hryvnias. On average, almost 600 hryvnias falls on each violator, although in some cases the amount of the fine reaches one and a half thousand hryvnias. In addition, the malefactor is obliged, if a theft is detected, also to restore the electricity accounting at his own expense. A question arises – is it worth saving in precisely this way?