#electricity theft
Amid a scorching heatwave and ongoing government efforts to manage the strain on the power grid through deliberate electricity cuts, electricity theft rises. The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has reported unprecedented levels of electricity theft, using methods including hacking electricity meters to manipulate usage data, or illegally connecting electrical cables directly to homes, bypassing consumption meters altogether. This illicit activity not only escalates electrical loads unpredictably but also exacerbates the problem of load shedding and leads to frequent power outages.…
