A technician does maintenance on a Phnom Penh powerline. (Photo by: BLOOMBERG)WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2009
Written by Ngoun Sovan and Sam Rith
The Phnom Penh Post
Losing powerAbout 10 percent of national grid output taken illegally, less than 2007, says EdC.Source: Electricite du Cambodge
- $159.6m worth of electricity produced in 2008
- $15.6m stolen last year
- 9.8pc of total output
- 11pc of electricity production stolen per year since 2003
ELECTRICITY theft cost state-run Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) around US$15.6 million in revenue last year alone, officials said Tuesday.
According to the national power supplier, around 10 percent of last year's estimated income was lost due to dishonest clients.
"Last year, the EdC supplied 1.14 billion kilowatts of power to about 205,000 families in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kampong Speu town," Chhin Ing, director of the EdC's business department, said Tuesday. The total value of the electricity supplied for the year was an estimated $159.6 million, he added.
"Since 2003, the EdC had lost around 11 percent of revenue annually.""Of this figure, the EdC lost about 9.8 percent due to power stealing," he said.
He said, however, that the loss was lower than previous years.
"Since 2003, the EdC had lost around 11 percent of revenue annually, which declined to about 9.8 last year due to our strong efforts in both technique and management," he said.
According to local media reports, EdC inspectors last week traced a $3,350 loss to the mansion of tycoon Duong Chhiv, chairman of the Chinese Association in Cambodia, who had his electricity meter fixed to avoid payment.
"Electrical power offences always happen, it is unavoidable; it is like police trying to catch thieves, but we constantly inspect houses to check for and reduce power stealing," Chhin Ing said.
"Offenders will be fined based on EdC's regulations," he added.
However, opposition lawmakers speculated Tuesday that electricity fraud was more likely to stem from corruption within the organisation itself.
"As I inspect, power stealing has been conducted by EdC officials themselves. They have allocated and connected electricity for unscrupulous businessmen or powerful people in order to collect money for their own pockets," said Son Chhay, a lawmaker for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.
"If there is no reform in management, and if there is no proper punishment for corrupt officials, the loss is the burden of the state."
39 comments:
Ce n'est pas GRAVE il faut que notre ETAT paie EDGVN electricite Vietnamienne . Vous choquez mais pas moi Souvenez de cette proverbe SMERE << TOUK DOM SADON THOMS HA>> un grand voilier a besoin de grang voile et en attendant les petits SMERS voguent la galere et VIVE la DEMOCRATIE selon samdach TA au moins je suis d'accord avec Samdach TA comment bien SAPPER comme les européens HE HE HE et vive la frontiere du vietnam et la Thailande separé par le TONLE SAP demadez s'il vous plait des explications à Samdach Ta comment les SMERS en arrivent à cette situation
Why don't the stupid communist stop sending the technicients to the fucking Viet for training? Let try the western for a brake!
The Viet Hanoi trainning alway base on corruption and stupidity!
Lok at the mee! if the city keep groving ah Kwack will sure get electrical sock to his eye socket!
Here we go again proof of foul mouth of KI blog. Stealing is everywhere not just in Cambodia. How many Khmer in Long Beach or elswhere in the US that steal CTN signal, Dish network, DirectTv, cable, ect.?
These kind of behavior need to be punished. The Electricity Authority is doing everything possible to stop it. The same as here they're doing everything to stop it too but theif will be theif everywhere they go, Rich or poor.
Check the houses of CPP leaders such as Heng Samrin, Hun Sen, Chea Sim and many more... They are the national thieves from top down...
A Kwack is (me chor) Head of thieves!
Don't forget to check Phnom Penh governor's house next!! And check the house, all of those high ranking officials, the star/the moon generals, Oknhas-thieft, crooked senator/judges..all of these people properly didn't pay a dime for their electric bills...co'z they think they are above everythings!!!
what boggles my mind is that even the super rich are stealing when they get away with the law. i think it's in the society, not just a few in the leadership position. however, until the few leaders who are willing to reform and changing some of their way, cambodia will need a long time to fix this kind of corruption problems. i bet you even the elitists are corrupted not just society in general. perhaps, it will take a paradigm change or even a generational change so the rule of law will be well in place so the future will be better for all cambodians. still a lot of work to be done, don't relax just yet! that said, i think it is the responsibility of society to help fix it, not just a few leaders, but the entire society needs to reform. it also goes to show how greedy people are! given the weak law enforce, of course, you'll going to have this kind of problem. and for anyone to just point finger at only a few individuals in charge is like ignoring the problems in society themselves, not good. everyone needs to be proactive and not to tolerate it at all for it to go away and disappear.
Hahaha! Pouk Ah thork tiep Mok krass! yep, don't miss any house in phnom penh city, specially those high ranking-crooked people! hahaha! Pouk Ah thok tiep undersea!!
Hahaha! Pouk Ah thork tiep Mok krass! yep, don't miss any house in phnom penh city, specially those high ranking-crooked people! hahaha! Pouk Ah thok tiep undersea!!
i bet you it's not unique to cambodia either! god bless cambodia.
remember opponent politicians are quick to use this for their own political gain. so, even they themselves are not immune to this kind of rampant corruption, trust. it's been going on like this for ages, even before the KR era, etc... not unique. cambodia needs a serious reform in mentality or thinking habit! nothing new at all, don't be fooled! it's in the society, not just a few leaders; it's society! and of course, the KR didn't help that a bit when they were in power that overseered millions of khmer died under their harsh rule! people need to wake up and learn from this bad history, hello!
Your Highnest CHEA SIM's house is Next! Sorry i lost my bills fellows!, Execuse me? What you say?
it's called impunity, when people in public service think that they all above the law and above society, thus they expect everything for free! until this kind of paradigm is changed you will always see this practice in cambodia, and perhaps other parts of the world as well. nobody should be above the law; lets strengthen the rule of law so this way can be discouraged! until everyone wake up and learnt from this, it will take a long time to reform this practice! god bless cambodia.
also, it goes to show the lack of trust in society at large, too. it's like people are playing follow the leaders! got to set good example for society, especially in khmer culture of respect, etc... a good example is a must, a requirement, to say the least! wake up, everybody! cambodia needs reforms! and it will take everyone's proactive to do this!
The electricity payment was collected from house to house in srok khmer .If the house belong to the big shot with full of bodygards , forget it.They are not going to pay.If the collector insist,he'll loose his job for sure.
well, perhaps for reforms purpose, the electricity of cambodia needs to be privatized in order for gov't to better collect the taxes from private company because even in the western society, privatization do better services for the consumers and gov't in general. cambodia has a lot to learn!
if people are so lack of idea why not borrow and adopt from the USA how electricity and other bills are being collected. thus do the same as it is more effecient! it's called being proactive, people, when you take this kind of action! otherwise, stop complaining, if it's a different system in cambodia!
it's like having a double standard of something! everyone should be treated the same, leaders or not, especially when it comes to paying electrical bills and other utility bills!
Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy must be stopped!
We (the taxpayers) can't no longer paying for their stolen electricity, especially when we are facing world economic crisis.
I gree with 2:24AM! Those high ranking officials people they never paid a dimes! these officials paid electricity?? Nope, they even used free gas that belong to State, for vacations, taking their family out, friends, or some young bitch movie stars, this is why donors country they kept put the pressure on this govts about the corruptions!!
Co'z those donors country wanted to see their money worth! but still not enough for those corrupted officials, they kept stealing from the state, they also steal from their country, lands grabbig, illegal logging...still going on nowaday!
How many Oknhas we have in cambodia? 100? We should go to every single home of these bastard and proscecuted them for stealing...what a cheap fucken people they are!
Prosecuted them?? they will buy your ass out fools! they got the money they can do whatever they wanted, cheating, stealing so?
Man! they got so much already, and why still stealing electriciy...?? no wonder those donors country wanted to know why their disapear!
corrupted govts!
You meant the money disapear?
They will everything they got a hand on...
10:30pm,
Who are you talking to? What are you talking about? Nothing against you, but if you can make all readers understanding what you are trying to say. If you can write in English, in Khmer will do. Nothing against French, but here we talk in English or Khmer.
Yo,
We can't understand this fucken French craps fools! get out.....!
Use online translator, fool!
What's a big deal?
Here's a couple decent one:
http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
Hey! it's easier to be rich and powerful in Cambodia. Those scumb bags will take all advantages they can from a dumb government and why not?
People did do, is doing and will do, because they can.
The Cambodian power lines or the transmission lines are so outdated! Just take a look at those electrical cables connection and it is so chaotic and so disorganize!
The electrical cable really affect the whole image of Cambodia and I willing to bet AH HUN SEN hasn't give much thought to it! So forget about the five star hotels or the multi- million dollars skyscraper and as long as Cambodia continues to have these kinds of electrical connection Cambodia is just another slum place to visit by tourist!
looks like cambodia needs help from the west for upgrading the transmission lines. it looks so mangled up! please get technical assistance from the USA, the EU, and japan, too. thank you.
Hahaha! looks like ceepeepee needs help for upgrading their heads! just take a look at those junks they still using??....OhOhOO craps!!!!
Hahaha! looks like ceepeepee needs help for upgrading their heads! just take a look at those junks they still using??....OhOhOO craps!!!!
Have you ever wonder how Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy paid for their electricity and other expenses to keep their party open? Most of their supporters live in a roach and rat infested government housing and depend on food stamps to keep themselves alive.
9"15Am ah Kwack goverment must be stupid to let SRP walk all over their heads!!!!
Hahaha! Ah Pleu 9:15AM! Your stupid "PM" is so fucken dumbshit that's why fools!! this is including you and your viet whore mother bitch! hahaha!
Ah Peu!Pleu!
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