The Makhado Municipality lost 12% of its electricity revenue in the last financial year because of non-technical issues such as theft, fraud, metering errors, and other administrative problems. This resulted in a loss of R45.8 million, a significant increase from the R32.75 million lost the previous year. The situation appears to be worsening, with the mid-year report, released a few weeks ago, showing that average distribution losses have risen to 16%.
The loss of revenue from electri...