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Vietnam: How are the inspection and detection of electricity theft carried out?

13:05, 23/10/2018

On October 05, 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Circular No. 31/2018/TT-BCT amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 27/2013/TT-BCT on inspection of electrical activities and consumption of electricity.

According to Circular No. 31/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, tasks of inspection and detection of electricity theft are amended as follows:

1. If any acts of electrical power theft are detected during the inspection, the electrical inspector shall make a written record of inspection of electricity consumption and a written record of administrative violations. The written record of inspection of electricity consumption must include:

- Description of the theft of electricity and parameters serving the calculation and imposition of penalties for violations against regulations on electricity consumption;

- Diagrams of electricity theft;

- Other evidence such as instrumentalities of electricity theft, photographs, video recordings and other electronic data (if any).

2. If exhibits and instrumentalities of an electricity theft are kept, the electrical inspector is required to make a written record of seizure of exhibits and instrumentalities and seal all the seized exhibits and instrumentalities.

3. The electrical inspector shall determine the amount of electricity stolen and payable compensation.

4. The electrical inspector shall inform the seller of this electricity theft in order to suspend the supply of electricity.

View more regulations on inspection contents at Circular No. 31/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from November 20, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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