DETECTION OF NON-TECHNICAL LOSSES IN POWER DISTRIBUTION USING REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Indian electric power distribution system is constantly facing considerable loss of energy both technical and non-technical. A non-technical loss (NTL) in power utilities is termed as any consumed energy or service that is not billed by some type of anomaly. Unaccounted energy due to NTL is a barrier in the growth of Indian economy. Several attempts have made to minimize this problem, however the problem has persisted. Thus, this paper presents a framework for detecting NTLs using regression analysis. Sensible smart meter, energy consumption data, customer registration data are used by this model. The simulation results demonstrate the efficiency of proposed methodology applied for reliable detection of fraudulent electricity customers.