Qualiano: Bar stealing electricity for 5 years; owner reported.

Refrigerators were on, coffee machines were running, ovens and electrical appliances were properly powered. Everything seemed normal, except for one thing: the bar had no meter or a regular electricity contract.

The illegal connection was discovered by the Carabinieri of the Qualiano station, who intervened at a commercial business located along the external ring road.

Illegal connection to the grid

According to what was ascertained by the military with the collaboration of Enel personnel, the premises were allegedly illegally connected to the electricity grid for 1.825 days, equivalent to approximately five years.

During this period, the business would have continued to use the energy necessary for the normal operation of the bar without a regular user.

Over 181 euros of unpaid energy bills

The investigations allowed the value of the illegally drawn electricity to be quantified at over 181 euros.

A supply that continued for years and was used to power the various appliances present in the premises, without any evidence of an electricity supply contract.

The owner was reported

Following the investigation, the bar owner, a 39-year-old resident of Trentola Ducenta, was reported by the Carabinieri for electricity theft.

The charge concerns the alleged illegal withdrawal of energy from the grid, which, according to investigators, continued for approximately five years.