Eskom is currently implementing a large-scale smart meter rollout in South Africa, and customers who are found to bypass these meters will face immediate disconnection and possible criminal charges.

Rising electricity tariffs has led many Nigerian citizens to engage in sharp practices in a bid to manage their soaring utility bills; bypass of official systems and meter tampering are common means ...

CHICAGO -- As the price of natural gas and electricity climbs in many parts of the country, energy thieves are becoming more aggressive and resourceful in bypassing gas and electric meters -- or ...

NORRISTOWN – An area landlord faces court supervision after he admitted to stealing water from the Pottstown Borough Authority by placing bypass systems on meters at several properties he owned in the ...

Enugu Electricity Distribu tion Company PLC (EEDC) former worker, Lawrence Okeke, has been nabbed for bypassing and tampering prepaid meters for customers. The suspect, who was arrested in Onitsha, ...

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana judge has given a man a two-year prison sentence for bypassing electric meters to steal power for his home and business. Anderson utility officials estimate ...

The chairman-designate of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Engr. Abdullahi Ramat, has unveiled sweeping reforms to tackle endemic challenges in the power sector, vowing to work ...