Discussion on the Difficulties and Basic Risk Management Methods of Electricity Fee Collection in Rural Areas

With the continuous development of China's rural economy and the deepening of power system reform, the stability and popularity of power supply in rural areas have significantly improved, providing solid guarantees for the lives of rural residents and agricultural production. However, the collection of electricity bills in rural areas faces many challenges and has become an important factor affecting the healthy development of the power industry and the stability of the rural electricity market. Rural areas have vast territories and scattered residential areas, which brings great inconvenience to the collection of electricity bills. Electricity workers need to spend a lot of time and energy traveling through villages and households to collect fees, resulting in low work efficiency and high costs. At the same time, some rural residents are influenced by traditional concepts and have insufficient understanding of the attributes of electricity commodities, lacking awareness of timely payment, and even delaying payment or maliciously owing fees. In addition, the level of rural economic development varies greatly, and some impoverished areas or economically disadvantaged families find it difficult to pay electricity bills on time and in full, which increases the difficulty of electricity bill collection. Moreover, information in rural areas is relatively closed, and communication between the power sector and users is not smooth, resulting in insufficient understanding of electricity policies, charging standards, etc. by users, which can easily lead to misunderstandings and disputes, further hindering electricity fee recovery. As a core business link of power enterprises, electricity fee recovery is directly related to the company's capital turnover and economic benefits. The difficulty in recovering electricity bills in rural areas not only affects the normal operation of power enterprises, but also hinders the continuous investment and improvement of rural power infrastructure. Therefore, in-depth exploration of the difficulties in electricity fee recovery in rural areas and the proposal of effective basic risk management methods are of great practical significance for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of power enterprises and promoting the healthy and orderly development of the rural electricity market.