This study analyzes the determinants influencing electricity theft in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, using a logistic regression model applied to 385 observations, which includes random bootstrapping sampling for enhanced stability and power analysis validation to. This study analyzes the determinants influencing electricity theft in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, using a logistic regression model applied to 385 observations, which includes random bootstrapping sampling for enhanced stability and power analysis validation to. Electricity theft remains a persistent challenge, particularly in developing economies where infrastructure limitations and socioeconomic disparities contribute to illegal connections. This study analyzes the determinants influencing electricity theft in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Across the solar industry, we are seeing an increasing number of reported thefts from solar farms. Given the context of the cost-of-living crisis, projected increases in copper prices and the ambition of governments around the world to potentially triple solar capacity by 2030, it is highly likely. Investigation on photovoltaic panel theft Investigation on photovoltaic panel theft Why are prosecutors investigating rooftop solar? Across the country,prosecutors are investigating high-pressure sales tactics and misleading financing arrangements. Some customers say they were victims of fraud and. Distributed photovoltaic (PV) systems receive subsidies based on electricity output, leading some attackers to inflate meter readings for increased subsidies through PV electricity theft. Existing research has not considered the impact of more complex adversarial samples on theft detection. These are buoyant times for the construction of new solar farms and battery storage facilities.