Around 10% of househoulds connected to the grid do not receive regular bills.Theft is rampant.

A study in 2019 by pwc，an accountancy firm，estimated that distribution companies lose about a fifth of their revenue to theft，meter-tampering and leaks from faulty power lines.

pwc普華永道

PWC普華永道

estimated 估計估算估量

rampant 泛濫的猖獗的瘋長的

tempering

meter-tampering 收費干擾器

Meter tampering means doing any act which causes the meter to run slower or not at all and is basically theft of electricity from the company that supplies power.