In the framework of the operation to reduce electricity losses carried out by the National Electricity Administration, officials of the Commercial Management, Regional Management Directorate and Legal Advisory of the Institution conducted, yesterday, Tuesday, March 12, an intervention in Medium Voltage to a supply with direct connection at Medium Voltage, with NIS 3283471, located on Py Route N° 3 in Colonia Gral. Artigas, City of Curuguaty.
At the time of the intervention, a direct connection supplied in Medium Voltage with a meter was found on site, from the input of the primary side of a pedestal-type transformer, with an average load of 37 amperes of the three phases, which was being used for crypto mining activity.
The incident was detected on March 11 at 2:00 p.m. The raid was carried out the next day, at approximately 12:00 p.m. The complaint was filed with the Public Ministry for the crime of theft of electrical energy, requesting the search and request for seizure of elements that serve as evidence for the theft of electrical energy carried out on the premises. The place was sealed off and left in the custody of the National Police. The Fiscal Agent Abg. INES MARCELL ESTIGARRIBIA RECALDE, from the Curuguaty Criminal Unit, with a search warrant in hand issued by the competent criminal judge, ordered entry to the property.
Within the establishment, 2 transformers without a manufacturing plate were found, which are estimated by their characteristics to be 2000 kVA each, totaling an Installed Power of 4,000 kVA. In addition, 207 miners were found installed and 200 processors were disconnected and stacked on the ground, totaling 407 cryptoasset processors.
With this intervention, ANDE avoids an approximate monthly loss of Gs. 542,265,372 for unbilled electrical energy. This amount, added to the intervention costs and application of a fine according to Law 966/64, must be paid by the person responsible for the intervened supply.
It is important to remember that cryptomining is an activity that requires high electrical consumption and its direct connection to the electrical grid represents great damage to the security and quality of the electrical service. Therefore, citizens are urged to continue reporting these types of crimes that greatly affect the reliability of the service and institutional assets.
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