IESCO to launch new electricity meters
ADB to provide Rs18 billion project for Advanced Metering Infrastructure
ADB to provide Rs18 billion project for Advanced Metering Infrastructure. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to launch an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system at an estimated cost of Rs18 billion.
The metering system will allow consumers to monitor units consumed and load to help them control electricity usage.
In the first phase, the project was being started in Rawalpindi circle which would not only help control power theft but also ensure real time meter reading, official sources said on Wednesday.
They said under the project, over 900,000 electricity meters would be replaced with smart meters in next four years in Rawalpindi.
Initially, they said, the new AMI system would cover Rawalpindi city and its suburbs and later it would be expanded to other areas of the company. The dividend of the system would start showing within two years in shape of drop in power theft by meter tampering, they said.
The sources said that the AMI system would help automated meter reading and electricity utilisation. An Inter House Display (IHD) device would be provided to the consumers so that they could not only directly check real time meter reading and electricity load but also control the load as per their income, they said.
The system would not only eliminate ‘Kunda culture’ and meter tampering but also help locate power breakdown areas in case of power suspension.
The sources said with installation of the system, the consumer could not use additional electricity than the allowed load.
The AMI system would also improve billing circle besides reducing aggregated and commercial losses of the company, they said.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2017.
Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to launch an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system at an estimated cost of Rs18 billion.
The metering system will allow consumers to monitor units consumed and load to help them control electricity usage.
In the first phase, the project was being started in Rawalpindi circle which would not only help control power theft but also ensure real time meter reading, official sources said on Wednesday.
They said under the project, over 900,000 electricity meters would be replaced with smart meters in next four years in Rawalpindi.
Initially, they said, the new AMI system would cover Rawalpindi city and its suburbs and later it would be expanded to other areas of the company. The dividend of the system would start showing within two years in shape of drop in power theft by meter tampering, they said.
The sources said that the AMI system would help automated meter reading and electricity utilisation. An Inter House Display (IHD) device would be provided to the consumers so that they could not only directly check real time meter reading and electricity load but also control the load as per their income, they said.
The system would not only eliminate ‘Kunda culture’ and meter tampering but also help locate power breakdown areas in case of power suspension.
The sources said with installation of the system, the consumer could not use additional electricity than the allowed load.
The AMI system would also improve billing circle besides reducing aggregated and commercial losses of the company, they said.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2017.