I remember noticing that it was common practice to steal electricity when I was in India about four years ago. I also work with an Indian who backed this up. I

I remember noticing that it was common practice to steal electricity when I was in India about four years ago. I also work with an Indian who backed this up. I decided to check up on the statistics when I read this comment. It seems like 32% is stolen nationwide, making it the highest world-wide [1], with reports of 42% in New Delhi [2]. [1]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-31/world-s-greatest-power-thieves-keep-400-million-indians-in-dark.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-31/world-s-greatest-po... [2]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4802248.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4802248.stm