Power theft cannot be fixed as long as we have our Mum Dad aka Pak government who is incharge of supplying electricity to the homes.
Just like you don’t pay for the dinner at your mum’s house, so too you won’t feel like paying for the light bulb that comes on thanks to the biggest mum sitting in Islamabad.
It is time to privitize the darned electricity supply companies.
Let me give you an example from another “utility” aka cell phones.
Ever heard anyone stealing form the cell phone companies. Heck no!
In Pakistan mostly the cell phones are pre-paid.
99% people pay their bills “before hand” for the use of cell phone. Once you run out of your minutes, you run over to the kiosk, or borrow or buy from someone the minutes needed for your sweet sweet batain.
Same way we must allow private companies to supply the electricity and maintain the lines.
People have to prepay their months’ bill and if on their meter they see the balance going down to 100 rs, they have to reload their meter using their cell phones or credit card.
All the technology is there in Pak, we just need the will to clean up our mess.
Allow multiple companies to supply service to your home. They will compete and the rates will come down, just like the cell phones per minute rates have come down.
Even if the rates don’t come down right away, these companies will do their level best to make sure the supply is on for the “PAYING” customers.