Kuala Lumpur: The country has lost as much as RM3.4 billion, from 2018 to last year, due to the theft of electricity supplies for cryptocurrency (bitcoin) mining, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

SANDAKAN: A series of raids in four districts in the State found 10 business and industrial establishments to be involved in power thefts.

SANDAKAN: The Energy Commission of Sabah (Ecos) and Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd. (SESB) recently raided 15 premises in Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Tuaran and Sandakan on suspicion of tampering with SESB metres and illegal electrical connections that resulted in an estimated loss of RM3 million for the power company, said an official.

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) said today it loses about RM200 million per year as a result of electricity theft.