Electricity Theft Crackdown: Moroccan City Launches Investigation into Illegal Connections

Media sources have revealed that the local authorities of Ouazzane are currently conducting investigations into acts of vandalism against the facilities of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). These investigations led to the discovery and seizure of 3,400 meters of cables used for illegal connections and the diversion of electricity.

This illegal practice contributes to the deterioration of equipment and even to fires, forcing ONEE to replace transformers or carry out equipment maintenance at great expense. Beyond ONEE, which suffers considerable financial losses, these acts negatively affect the quality of life of the inhabitants of the rural areas who are regularly deprived of electricity due to these illegal connections that overload the transformers.

Local authorities and ONEE are intensifying their efforts to raise public awareness of the dangers of electricity theft and to strengthen security measures for infrastructure in order to improve electricity supply in the rural regions of northern Morocco. They call on the inhabitants to change their behavior and use electricity responsibly.