A few days ago, the OPEN TV station showed us a video where HEDNO employees are seen breaking into watch boxes, destroying seals and meters. The journalist even reports that the owner of the watch later received a bail from the company and that he must pay an exorbitant amount for electricity theft. If he does not do so, he is threatened with a power outage.
According to leaks in the press, HEDNO was summoned to the ministry by the political leadership, while yesterday a meeting was held at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, convened by Deputy Minister Nikos Tsafos, in the presence of RAEYS and HEDNO.
The meeting focused on the dimensions of the problem, the impact of the handling of complaints of electricity theft by consumers and the need to redefine the applied practice, as reported by NewMoney.
According to information , it was recognized that the strong pressure to reduce electricity theft - combined with the high financial penalties foreseen for the Operator, led to aggressive moves that ultimately backfired, burdening the social climate and damaging the credibility of controls.
What appears to have been agreed is: by submitting an objection, any power outage action will be frozen until the review of the case is completed, as part of the change of line that HEDNO is implementing in handling complaints about power theft, following the reactions caused by the previous practices.
However, regarding the problem itself, the transparent process followed by the company, no measures or controls were announced by the state.
Although the press releases will range from very select to rare, I said I'd pass...because sometimes the editors hide.
