Power Theft Detection

Abstract India, the largest democracy with an estimated population of about 1.04 billion, is on a road to rapid growth in economy. Energy, particularly electricity, is a key input for accelerating economic growth. An electric power system can never be 100% secure from theft. In many systems the amount of theft is small in terms of the electricity generated. But, the financial loss is high due to the large amount of electricity distributed. The financial impacts of theft are reduced income from the sale of electricity and the necessity to charge more to consumers. Today there are many technical solutions for power theft detection . It includes electronic tamper detection meter, pre-payment meters, plastic meter encasements, anti theft cables and by using GSM, PLCs etc. The implementation of these systems will save large amount of electricity, and there by electricity will be available for more number of consumer than earlier, in highly populated country such as India.