Installation of smart electricity meters to begin in Jammu, Srinagar from next month

Installation of smart electricity metres to bring transparency in billing and reduce power losses will begin in Jammu and Srinagar from next month, officials said on Sunday. This was revealed at a meeting, chaired by principal secretary PDD, Rohit Kansal, to review the centrally- During the meeting, the principal secretary asked RECPDCL, which is the project implementing agency, to ensure that there would be no further delays and the metering process in other urban and rural areas under various centrally- Briefing officials at the meeting, the officers of RECPDCL informed that with the installation of smart meters, the consumers will be able to know their electricity consumption pattern and bill on real time basis, by which they will be in a position to manage load and reduce their monthly bill. Kansal said the smart meters will bring about transparency in metering, billing and collection which will eventually reduce power losses and ensure quality and reliable power supply to consumers. The meters will be read remotely in data centre at Srinagar and data recovery centre at Jammu through communication channels, which will also facilitate the distribution corporations to know the status of power supply at the consumer end and take prompt action in case there is power interruption due to system faults or some other reason.