Bescom close to completing meter replacement project in Bengaluru
The HinduTwo years after the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company started replacing old electro-mechanical meters with new electrostatic, or digital meters, the project has neared completion. So far, 3.92 lakh digital meters have been installed in the East circle, 3.35 lakh meters in West circle, 4.63 lakh in North circle, and 5.20 lakh in South circle of BMAZ. Electro-mechanical meters replaced with digital meters Circle Replaced meters Pending East 3,92,961 7,747 West 3,35,504 3,501 North 4,63,895 24,035 South 5,20,617 42,622 Total 17,12,977 77,905 Source: Bescom “The project will be completed in about 45 days in BMAZ,” said a senior official from Bescom. Around 6.75 lakh meters need to be replaced in those regions, which will take around one-and-a-half years,” the senior official said.
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