The Edenor company carried out control operations in the area and removed clandestine connections in 20 departments. The case was filed in the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 6.
They discovered 20 apartments in a premium building with illegal electrical connections. Some of them were rented to tourists on platforms such as Airbnb. He finds
“During a routine inspection, our team found irregularities in the meter room. The facilities were modified so that the meter did not reflect the amount of energy used,” they explained from Edenor.
Edenor
Edenor
What is striking is that some of the properties involved offered temporary rentals for tourists, promoting themselves on websites such as Airbnb, while they were illegally connected to the electricity supply.
Given the discovery, Edenor withdrew the clandestine connections with police presence, and the criminal justice system intervened in the case, which was filed in the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 6.
The company also ordered the owners to pay for the energy consumed irregularly, totaling an amount of $7.3 million that includes penalties for 30,132 kWh not registered. “These illegal connections not only constitute theft, but represent a serious risk of electrocution for those who manipulate them, in addition to increasing the possibilities of short circuits and fires,” they warned.
Edenor recalled that in this type of situation it is authorized to collect unregistered consumption with up to four years of retroactivity, applying surcharges of 40%, fines and additional penalties.
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